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I think Brian Schottenheimer is going to be your new head coach. I went back and forth on it over the last few days, however with him being one of the 4 finalists and with Huizenga apparently set on announcing a coach this week that makes him the likely choice.
Tomlin is a defensive coordinator, no point at all in having him and Capers on the same staff. If you did put both of them on the staff then you'd need to hire a high-power offensive coordinator to run that side of the ball and you'd have a 3-headed hydra at the top of the team, not counting the GM. That's never good.
Cam Cameron is 50/50 not to be available this week due to a Charger's win. He's the very likely successor to Marty if the Chargers lose. That takes him out of the picture.
So it comes down to Chan Gailey and Brian Schottenheimer. Can anybody here see Huizenga hiring another college coach with a background as a coordinator in the NFL to come in and run his team? Saban was the best of that type of fish on the market 2 years ago and he couldn't get it done. I think Huizenga has him in the mix just to give him a devil's advocate choice, and he's not going to get the job. That leaves your new head coach Brian Schottenheimer.
Ok, I can deal with that. The Jets will miss Schottenheimer at OC, but he's not a killer loss. Chad is the main reason the Jets went 10-6 last year. He's been a gorilla against the weaker teams for years now and he did the 800lb gorilla thing to them last year too with the exception of a flop game against Cleveland. Against the stronger teams Chad and the Jets have always had trouble and this year was no exception.
On the flip side I do think Schottenheimer is a very smart guy and he'll bring fresh ideas to a Dolphin team that is badly in need of them on the offensive side of the ball. Of course he's going to need to hire a coordinator on that side and that pick will tell you a lot about what to expect out of the offense next year.
There are negative aspects to hiring him though. He's no Mangini, and is very unlikely to bring the depth of experience on how to build a winning team and culture that Mangini brought the Jets. His experience comes largely from watching his dad work in San Diego and from the one year with Mangini.
Mangini got to watch Belichik for 6 seasons in New England and also had a chance to watch Romeo Crennel and Charlie Weis in action. He got to watch Scott Pioli make good moves year after year. This is what prepared him to take over the Jets and Schottenheimer just doesn't have that frame of reference at this point. So don't expect miracles on the organizational and motivational angles from him just yet.
He also inherits a flatout mess at QB, which is the pivotal position in the Denver/SD offensive system that he knows. Culpepper, Lemon and Harrington are about as bad a hand as you could be dealt going into a season in which the expectations are that you will be competitive. Chad had to stay healthy all season for Schottenheimer to get the recognition that he is apparently getting. Chad's arm is suspect. His intelligence and ability to lead a team are not. There's a huge difference between what the Fins will likely have at QB next year and what Schotty had to work with this year.
All of the above not withstanding I think the Schottenheimer hire is the right move for the Dolphins right now. They need to break out of a spiral that has seen them slowly decline over the last decade and the only way to break it is to rebuild. Schottenheimer gives you the best chance to make an honest rebuild work, assuming he is paired with a good GM for the next few years.
Tomlin is a defensive coordinator, no point at all in having him and Capers on the same staff. If you did put both of them on the staff then you'd need to hire a high-power offensive coordinator to run that side of the ball and you'd have a 3-headed hydra at the top of the team, not counting the GM. That's never good.
Cam Cameron is 50/50 not to be available this week due to a Charger's win. He's the very likely successor to Marty if the Chargers lose. That takes him out of the picture.
So it comes down to Chan Gailey and Brian Schottenheimer. Can anybody here see Huizenga hiring another college coach with a background as a coordinator in the NFL to come in and run his team? Saban was the best of that type of fish on the market 2 years ago and he couldn't get it done. I think Huizenga has him in the mix just to give him a devil's advocate choice, and he's not going to get the job. That leaves your new head coach Brian Schottenheimer.
Ok, I can deal with that. The Jets will miss Schottenheimer at OC, but he's not a killer loss. Chad is the main reason the Jets went 10-6 last year. He's been a gorilla against the weaker teams for years now and he did the 800lb gorilla thing to them last year too with the exception of a flop game against Cleveland. Against the stronger teams Chad and the Jets have always had trouble and this year was no exception.
On the flip side I do think Schottenheimer is a very smart guy and he'll bring fresh ideas to a Dolphin team that is badly in need of them on the offensive side of the ball. Of course he's going to need to hire a coordinator on that side and that pick will tell you a lot about what to expect out of the offense next year.
There are negative aspects to hiring him though. He's no Mangini, and is very unlikely to bring the depth of experience on how to build a winning team and culture that Mangini brought the Jets. His experience comes largely from watching his dad work in San Diego and from the one year with Mangini.
Mangini got to watch Belichik for 6 seasons in New England and also had a chance to watch Romeo Crennel and Charlie Weis in action. He got to watch Scott Pioli make good moves year after year. This is what prepared him to take over the Jets and Schottenheimer just doesn't have that frame of reference at this point. So don't expect miracles on the organizational and motivational angles from him just yet.
He also inherits a flatout mess at QB, which is the pivotal position in the Denver/SD offensive system that he knows. Culpepper, Lemon and Harrington are about as bad a hand as you could be dealt going into a season in which the expectations are that you will be competitive. Chad had to stay healthy all season for Schottenheimer to get the recognition that he is apparently getting. Chad's arm is suspect. His intelligence and ability to lead a team are not. There's a huge difference between what the Fins will likely have at QB next year and what Schotty had to work with this year.
All of the above not withstanding I think the Schottenheimer hire is the right move for the Dolphins right now. They need to break out of a spiral that has seen them slowly decline over the last decade and the only way to break it is to rebuild. Schottenheimer gives you the best chance to make an honest rebuild work, assuming he is paired with a good GM for the next few years.
