Raheem Morris
Guy has been OC and a DC. Every player loves him.
so what happened to the GM first and then the coach, or is the Trident of Despair just narrowing down the options for the GM they ultimately select... "congratulations, you are the new captain of the SS Vikings, as your first official act you need to select a new HC.... as long as he is from column A of the pre approved candidates."
Tomlin, McVay, Kyle Shanahan, Dan Quinn, Ronde Barber and countless others have been vocal on Raheem Morris’s impact on them as coaches and players.
His .356 career coaching win % is less than appealing.
@"JimmyinSD" said: so what happened to the GM first and then the coach, or is the Trident of Despair just narrowing down the options for the GM they ultimately select... "congratulations, you are the new captain of the SS Vikings, as your first official act you need to select a new HC.... as long as he is from column A of the pre approved candidates."This is probably, hopefully, the worst case scenario.
Maybe the Triad of Tears is just doing their due diligence regarding potential HC candidates to be familiar?
@"JustinTime18™" said:@"JimmyinSD" said: so what happened to the GM first and then the coach, or is the Trident of Despair just narrowing down the options for the GM they ultimately select... "congratulations, you are the new captain of the SS Vikings, as your first official act you need to select a new HC.... as long as he is from column A of the pre approved candidates." This is probably, hopefully, the worst case scenario.Maybe the Triad of Tears is just doing their due diligence regarding potential HC candidates to be familiar?
No harm in gathering data, scheduling the interviews.
@"JimmyinSD" said: His .356 career coaching win % is less than appealing.Bellicheck and Carroll's career coaching numbers on their first runs weren't that inspiring either. A lot of value in that experience. Regardless of that, he persisted on to be involved in another Super Bowl run (Tampa 02, Atlanta 16) and could be again.
Knows both sides of the ball and seems to be well revered across the league.
@"Skodin" said:@"JimmyinSD" said: His .356 career coaching win % is less than appealing. Bellicheck and Carroll's career coaching numbers on their first runs weren't that inspiring either. A lot of value in that experience. Regardless of that, he persisted on to be involved in another Super Bowl run (Tampa 02, Atlanta 16) and could be again.Knows both sides of the ball and seems to be well revered across the league.
Could do worse than a guy that has been HC before. Too many genius type coordinators fail at the head coach position.
Just went back and looked at the HC stint he had with the Bucs...what a rollercoaster for him and Josh Freeman. Freeman with an awful rookie season, great second year, then back to terrible the following year. Wonder what the deal was there as I dont remember.
This is a really good article on Raheem; he seems like everything the Wilfs are looking for:
He certainly has worked under many guys who are now head coaches. Add in his experience with both sides of the ball and he may be an interesting choice as head coach.
To a certain extent, Raheem would be the anti-Childress/Zimmer. I don't think his identity would be wrapped up on one side of the ball (offense for Childress; defense for Zimmer). He also doesn't seem as stubborn as the two prior coaches or as "old-school." Younger also, I don't feel that people see him as having paid his dues and therefore entitled to a HC shot (both Childress and Zimmer and I throw Bieniemy in there).
Morris, Harbaugh, and Kellen Moore are my 3 personal fav choices. Glad Morris is being considered. I would much rather him over Quinn.
Morris is really high on my preferred list. He was pretty young his first go around and has added a mountain of experience since that time. I wonder how he’d gell with the guy we just had in house Poles, we go that route at GM? I might like that combo.
My only issue with Morris is a familiar ring: "he's been a coordinator, all the players love him"...wait, Leslie Frazier was that guy, too...!
The difference is that he's been a head coach, had it go South, did a decent job as an interim, and maybe...just maybe...learned the needed lessons to be really wise going forward...?
I just can't get on board with the defensive coaches for the simple fact that if they get one great season on offense that Coordinator is gone and we saw how that worked out the last 8 years. Easier to replace a DC imo. I want a QB guru first and foremost.
As mentioned, Morris seems to be a good guy, but how many D-coords. with a decent knowledge of the game, with Aaron D. and the rest of his personnel group wouldn't thrive? Looking at his track record of building a staff with the Bucs, besides for Greg Olson, it's a trash heap. Very Lesesque.
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