Moving Towards our Future Front Office and Coaching Hires. All the Way to the Water Boy - Adam Peters Hired as GM! The Mighty Quinn is HC Kliff Kingsbury as OC. Joe Whitt jr at DC.

[RWJ]

7 minutes ago, BatteredFanSyndrome said:

I don’t think Johnson is going to deplete the Lions staff to the extent some of you guys do.  Of course he’s taking some with him, but it’s a bad look to just up and take pretty much every key piece of the offensive staff from a head coach you have a lot of respect for, that put you in the position to become a head coach yourself.

Agreed.  The people I mentioned were all Assts. accept for Fraley.    

Edited January 27 by RWJ

[RVAskins]

1 hour ago, zCommander said:

 

Wait... Shouldn't you be all out of therapy now that there is no Dan?

It takes time to get off the ledge.

[BurgundyBooger]

So refreshing that we’re on the verge of acquiring such a sought after HC candidate and almost effortlessly. Just night and day difference from before. Under Snyder, we’d have have to settle for candidates who were on no one’s radar.

[HTTRDynasty]

Great breakdown of the offense/concepts BJ put in place to help resurrect Goff’s career.  He dramatically increased Goff’s confidence by focusing on what Goff does best despite his natural limitations. 
 

I can only imagine what BJ can do with a QB like Maye who has no real limitations in his game (once he gets coached up on his fundamentals).

 

 

[ThatNFLChick]

Hmmm

 

 

 

[88Comrade2000]

1 hour ago, lovemaskins said:

If it’s one thing I hate, it’s family rummaging thru my football team team after I’m dead!

Considering what you can get for a team

now, the heirs may want the cash vs running the team.

[spjunkies]

36 minutes ago, 88Comrade2000 said:

Considering what you can get for a team

now, the heirs may want the cash vs running the team.

 

The nfl is a never ending lottery jackpot. You don't give that up easily if you can help it.

[zCommander]

6 hours ago, Conn said:

Some people need therapy for many years even after finally getting out of an abusive relationship. 

 

Well I didn't let Dan abuse my wallet.  

 

4 hours ago, RVAskins said:

It takes time to get off the ledge.

 

As soon as it was confirmed the team is being sold was the day everyone should have been off the ledge and walking down the steps.  

[FrFan]

4 hours ago, zCommander said:

 

As soon as it was confirmed the team is being sold was the day everyone should have been off the ledge and walking down the steps.  

And walking down the streets celebrating Burgundy and Sold !

 

 

[Going Commando]

If it's Johnson, then I'll be happy.  The Peters/Johnson/Maye trifecta sounds great to me.  It's the no brainer best outcome for us during this crucial off-season, and it'll be nice to, for once, just do things the obviously good way.

 

This franchise is a sleeping dragon.  If we nail this off-season and build something special and durable, we're going to have a beautiful new stadium in DC before we know it.  The money will roll in.

[DWinzit]

10 hours ago, HTTRDynasty said:

Great breakdown of the offense/concepts BJ put in place to help resurrect Goff’s career.  He dramatically increased Goff’s confidence by focusing on what Goff does best despite his natural limitations. 
 

I can only imagine what BJ can do with a QB like Maye who has no real limitations in his game (once he gets coached up on his fundamentals).

 

 

The heck with Goff gaining confidence, the video gave me confidence in Johnson!

 

I now realize just how much Johnson will be able to assist the defensive side of the ball. He will be able to work with the DC as to the type of players they will need to counter his type of offensive schemes. I am certain the OC's will be trying to mimic the way BJ takes advantage of his players capabilities and the defenses weaknesses. 

 

Makes me think of who BJ will want as the other QB(s) on the team assuming Maye or whoever is the selection at 2. Would he have confidence enough in rookie and Howell or would he bring in a competent vet....keep Brissett or maybe bring in a guy he has familiarity with like Tannehill or one of the lesser vets?

[seantaylor=god]

Assuming we hire Johnson, I would expect he brings in Clyde Christensen in some role. He was a mentor during BJ’s time in Miami-

 

And he spent last season on UNC staff working with Maye-

 

https://northcarolina.rivals.com/news/christensen-talks-why-unc-coaching-qbs-drake-maye-more

 

CHAPEL HILL – New North Carolina offensive analyst Clyde Christensen met with the media Tuesday afternoon at the Kenan Football Center to discuss his role with the Tar Heels, why he chose to come back to his alma matter, Mack Brown, and so much more.

Christensen brings 43 years of coaching experience to UNC, including 27 years in the NFL, where he won two Super Bowls and coached quarterbacks Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck and Jameis Winston, amongst others. He came to Chapel Hill following a four-year stint as the quarterbacks coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Christensen previously served as the offensive coordinator for both the Bucs and the Indianapolis Colts.

While in Tampa Bay, Christensen won a Super Bowl and helped Brady lead the NFL in a number of passing categories. He also mentored Winston to a season where he led the league in passing and set franchise records for passing yards, TDs and completions.

During his 14 years in Indianapolis, Christensen won a Super Bowl and served in a number of roles including assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, and wide receivers coach. He worked with Manning when he set franchise records for completions, attempts and yards and guided Luck to a standout rookie season, when he set NFL rookie records in passing yards and 300-yard passing games.

 

*So why UNC, why Mack Brown, and why now?

“One, it’s my school (and) I love my school,” he replied. “Two, my wife is from Winston-Salem, and she’s got some parents that are getting up in age, so we really made a commitment to get her back closer to them.

“And I wasn’t sure if retired is kind of a strong term, so I don’t know that that was ever an option, I knew I was going to do something. And Coach Brown asked me to come up, we visited, and it’s just a chance to get involved.

“And frankly, I love the place, I love what they’re doing here, I’ve always wanted to work for Coach Brown, have always admired Coach Brown… A chance to be a part of that was special.”

Christensen also said he will go hard this spring, but afterward will sit down with Brown and figure out what his role would be moving forward with respect to time and commitment.

“It’s been a bunch of fun,” he said. “It’s awful good to be back. My wife and I drove in here, and I think I feel ten years younger reminiscing. I met my wife here, some awful good memories, and being around younger people, not 45-year-old quarterbacks, (much) younger folks, makes you feel younger again.”

 

*While Christensen is just now returning to Carolina in a professional capacity, he has always taken the Tar Heels with him wherever he’s gone in the NFL. Saturdays are laid back days in the NFL, as teams have prepared for their game for the next day, and sometimes travel if it’s an away game. And there’s a lot of razzing and competition among coaches and players representing their schools. 

 

*Naturally, one of the things all fans and media that cover UNC want to know from Christensen are his early impressions of Drake Maye.

“I watched a bunch of the Tar Heels…,” he said. “I admired his toughness. I’ve come up a lot of times, we have some grandkids in Durham; we come to North Carolina a lot. I’ve been at the last couple of spring practices for at least a couple of days and watched him and met him and knew him. They let me sit in the quarterback room a few times and visit with the team a few times.

“It wasn’t like I was not familiar with him… I knew he was going to be a good player just watching him when he was a backup to Sam (Howell). Just a talented guy… Love how he plays, love his toughness, and now sitting in these and being a fly on the wall; a bright, sharp kid. I’ve really enjoyed it, and looking forward to getting to know him better and getting to know his football better.”

 

*More from Christensen about what stands out about May’s game.

“It stands out how smart he plays, that he’s athletic, that he has a little bit of Andrew Luck in him that he’s a deceivingly good athlete, can pull the ball down and run, can make all the throws. He’s a big guy. You don’t see a ton of quarterbacks in a pro style, and he’s one of them that can really sit in the pocket or get outside the pocket…

“I like his humility. The great ones I’ve been around all have a level of humility that you wouldn’t expect. The guys that I’ve had a good fortune to be around have all had good humility, and I think he carries himself with a humility that’s attractive and warrants being a good leader and people following him.”

 

*Going from coaching legends to now much greener college kids, even someone as talented and accomplished as Maye, isn’t as much of an adjustment as some believe, Christensen said.

“I’ve never looked at it in any – coaching is coaching,” Christensen said. “If you’ve got a chance to improve somebody, whether it’s a high school kid, or a junior high kid at camp, or it’s Tom Brady, who’s 44 years old when we get him, there’s just something to figuring out how do we get them better, how do we improve them, how to we encourage them as men.

“Everyone asks what’s the difference, and there never has really been a difference for me whether it’s Holy Cross, whether it’s the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, or whether it’s the Carolina Tar Heels. Coaching is coaching.”

 

*Christensen was a suite mate with Lawrence Taylor during his time at UNC at Eringhaus. He wouldn’t share many LT stories, obviously, but did speak about him, as the two still have a relationship.

“That always was the eyebrow raiser in the NFL,” Christensen said, smiling. “Stevie Streater and Lawrence, LT, we were in suites that time, it was over in Eringhaus, which is still standing, and hopefully air conditioned by now. We all lived in there.

“So, LT has always been a loyal, loyal guy, and a loyal friend.”

[Warhead36]

2 hours ago, Going Commando said:

If it's Johnson, then I'll be happy.  The Peters/Johnson/Maye trifecta sounds great to me.  It's the no brainer best outcome for us during this crucial off-season, and it'll be nice to, for once, just do things the obviously good way.

 

This franchise is a sleeping dragon.  If we nail this off-season and build something special and durable, we're going to have a beautiful new stadium in DC before we know it.  The money will roll in.

Yep. In ten years youre gonna see graphics of our record with Johnson/Maye the way you see in recent years with Reid/Mahomes, Payton/Brees, Bellichick/Brady etc.

 

Were about to dominate the NFC

[HTTRDynasty]

The Luck comp Christenson made is intriguing from a physical build perspective. 
 

At the Combine, Luck was measured at 6’4”, 234 pounds and ran a 4.67 40yd dash. This is pretty much exactly what I expect to see from Maye at the Combine. 
 

From a football player standpoint, Luck is the most pro-ready QB prospect I’ve ever seen. I think Maye is still too raw to be compared to Luck in that sense (though Luck did have an extra year over Maye), but I can definitely see the comp as it relates to measurements, athleticism and toughness.  They also both have similar arm talent, but I think Maye has a bit more strength while Luck was much more consistently accurate. 
 

It’s sad what ultimately happened with Luck’s career. It’s a cautionary tale to team builders to not ignore the offensive line year after year or there will be catastrophic consequences to your franchise. 

[Warhead36]

Maye is Luck with shakier footwork

[KDawg]

1 minute ago, Warhead36 said:

Maye is Luck with shakier footwork

Okay… relax.

[SkinsNatsFan]

Interesting read, at least for me ...

 

Mark Brunell after being hired by the Lions as QB coach on new Head Coach Dan Campbell's staff, with Jared Goff coming in, and Ben Johnson retained going from Tight Ends coach to passing game coordinator.

 

Feb 12, 2021 

https://www.detroitlions.com/news/the-many-stages-of-qb-coach-mark-brunell-s-playing-career-prepared-him

 

"It starts with the relationship," Brunell told Detroitlions.com Friday in a Zoom call. "Earning their trust, having their back, committing to each of the quarterbacks – the starter and the backups. That you're going to do everything in your power to take their game to the next level. 

"Every quarterback has shortcomings, some areas where they need to improve. I think every player is a process. The quarterback coach's job is really to get them to a place where they can't go on their own, and that's my job."

[HTTRDynasty]

 

[Voice_of_Reason]

33 minutes ago, Warhead36 said:

Yep. In ten years youre gonna see graphics of our record with Johnson/Maye the way you see in recent years with Reid/Mahomes, Payton/Brees, Bellichick/Brady etc.

 

Were about to dominate the NFC

Please for the love of all they is holy, stop tempting fate.  
 

Bills mafia has been tempting fate for 59 years and the football gods just keep kicking them in the nuts to punish them.  
 

Optimism is fair.  
 

But don’t tempt fate with this being good prediction ****.  Fate is a cruel mistress. 

[HigSkin]

 

[Andre The Giant]

 

[HigSkin]

 

It appears Ben Johnson will be on his way to the Washington Commanders, whenever this epic Detroit Lions season ends.

Johnson has been talked about for the past week as the favorite to land the Commanders job, but ESPN's Jeff Darlington had stronger reporting on the matter Friday afternoon.

 

"It is a pretty foregone conclusion in Washington, albeit one that we'll have to wait on to see with certainty, that Ben Johnson will wind up being the coach of the Commanders after the Lions' season ends," Darlington said on ESPN's SportsCenter.

[ThatNFLChick]

40 minutes ago, Warhead36 said:

Maye is Luck with shakier footwork

 

Not even close.

[RWJ]

53 minutes ago, HigSkin said:

 

I thought we met with Raheem in person and we are going to Detroit to meet with Ben and Aaron and meet with Anthony Weaver, so we are good.  I hope again, we can land Weaver as DC and Ben as HC.  We be off and running!    

1 hour ago, HTTRDynasty said:

 

Schnieder loves him some DC HCs doesn't he.  Apparently, Quinn had a long interview with Schnieder.  

[redskinss]

That's an interesting sidebar with Christensen if we could get him in some capacity 

 

Not only is he an excellent choice to help us groom our new quarterback but he'll be capable of giving us an insiders take on Maye.

 

The interview process with weaver must be a little awkward if we're looking to bring him in as defensive coordinator but are interviewing him for head coach to satisfy the rooney rule.

How do you even broach the subject?

After 90 minutes of the interview do you cough a little and go,  by the way we're hiring ben johnson but we'd love to have you as a coordinator?

 

Or do you think they go in already knowing what we we're pretty sure we already know.