tgo Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 9 hours ago, Titans279 said: Who will replace Smith? @tgo Probably Downing. The issue with him for me is that he's really more of a pass game guy, so it would potentially change the philosophy just a bit, but he'd also be reigned in by Vrabel. But I could see some clashing there. Other options would be Keith Carter or Pat O'Hara. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guts Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 1 minute ago, tgo said: Probably Downing. The issue with him for me is that he's really more of a pass game guy, so it would potentially change the philosophy just a bit, but he'd also be reigned in by Vrabel. But I could see some clashing there. Other options would be Keith Carter or Pat O'Hara. Pat O'Hara might be the better choice with his familiarity with Tannehill and longer history with Vrabel. Honestly wouldn't surprise me to see a few Texans coaches end up over here after they hire a new coaching staff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgo Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Guts said: Pat O'Hara might be the better choice with his familiarity with Tannehill and longer history with Vrabel. Honestly wouldn't surprise me to see a few Texans coaches end up over here after they hire a new coaching staff. I'm expecting this re: the Texans. Vrabel is actually close to both Mike Devlin and Tim Kelly (Dennis Kelly's brother). With how much Vrabel respects Devlin, I honestly wouldn't even be surprised if he was considered for OC. But more pertinently, Anthony Weaver is a top notch DL coach who I think Vrabel wanted to hire (speculating). And it would be cool to see Romeo Crennel come in as a senior defensive assistant HC or something. Edited October 19, 2020 by tgo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
socaltitan Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, Guts said: Pat O'Hara might be the better choice with his familiarity with Tannehill and longer history with Vrabel. Honestly wouldn't surprise me to see a few Texans coaches end up over here after they hire a new coaching staff. I think Crennel assuming he still wants to coach is a given. He and Vrabel obviously have a long history Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scine09 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 7 hours ago, rns90 said: abc2330 I believe is the poster that you are referring to. He was a hardcore Taywan Taylor supporter too, when it was obvious to most that Taylor was a scrub. He'd also rag on Arthur Smith after the Titans scored 30 points on offense. It was just really weird to me. He was the first one to say that Tannehill was really good. Before he ever played a game for the Titans. So I'll give him that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guts Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 43 minutes ago, socaltitan said: I think Crennel assuming he still wants to coach is a given. He and Vrabel obviously have a long history He's older than Pee's, I just can't see him wanting to coach much longer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos27 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 7 hours ago, rns90 said: abc2330 I believe is the poster that you are referring to. He was a hardcore Taywan Taylor supporter too, when it was obvious to most that Taylor was a scrub. He'd also rag on Arthur Smith after the Titans scored 30 points on offense. It was just really weird to me. I remember him. I absolutely dragged him for weeks about Taylor and Smith. Oddly enough he absolutely nailed Tannehill being a total stud before anyone else. Funny how things work out sometimes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJClown Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 Is abc the same person in Gotitans.com? If so he is absolutely a waste of space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieTitanFan08 Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 There is no one in the NFL media with the level of connection to NFL front offices as Daniel Jeremiah has here he talks about how much love there is for Arthur Smith inside the NFL. The bit on Arthur Smith starts around 13:30 for anyone interested in watching it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 I know this thread is about a potential OC replacement, but DC has been brought up as well. what do ya'll think about interviewing a guy like Dan Quinn for DC? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
socaltitan Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) Smith will definitely get interviews. Whether he's really HC material is another story. This is the mistake a lot of teams make. A good coordinator doesn't necessarily equal a good HC. Yes, you generally want someone who's had success in their position. But as we've seen with Vrabel who didn't necessarily impress big in his one year as DC, there's a lot more to the position. JR understood that. Vrabel is a leader of men. When PIT hired Tomlin who was MIN DC before he came HC, I don't remember those defenses being great. But Tomlin like Vrabel knows how to lead. John Harbaugh was a ST coach who made the jump all the way to HC. But he also knows how to lead a group of men. Can Smith do that? I'm skeptical. Edited October 20, 2020 by socaltitan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OilerTitanHybrid Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 I'm selfishly hoping he's a team guy, who doesn't want to split the scene until he raises the SB trophy with Vrabel, if that's within a 1 or 2 year time frame. If no trophy by then, he'll probably go elsewhere anyway. With that said, he'll go to the fucking Texans next year! Mythos27 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgo Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Random, but I know we were discussing defensive coaches earlier in the thread as well. If Bowen were to be officially named DC next year, Anthony Weaver could just replace him as OLB coach. He has experience with linebackers and DL both and knows the scheme inside and out of course. Alternatively, Matt Edwards could become OLB coach with Crow moving back to Asst. DL. I just bet that Vrabel will find a way to get Weaver on staff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgo Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) As far as Arthur Smith, he may get a HC job this offseason, but let's hope for a SB and that it prevents it from happening. There's also a few guys ahead of him on the pecking order for HC gigs like Saleh, Bieniemy, Roman, Daboll, McDaniels, Bowles. Then you have others like Schwartz, Frazier, Morris, Jay Gruden, Spagnuolo who could get second shots. Edited October 22, 2020 by tgo Mythos27 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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