O'Brien is my favorite as well. He exceeded expectations at Penn State given the roster he had to work with, which was depleted by scholarship reductions and the defections that occurred when the NCAA let Penn State players transfer without having to sit out a year. His track record of working with QBs is also very attractive -- not only Brady, but he helped build McCloin from a walk-on to a guy who is getting a look as a potential NFL starter and has done a nice job with their freshman QB this year.
I don't see Wade sticking around if Lovie gets the job. Lovie's a 4-3 guy who, from what I read, likes to play things pretty straight-up with not a lot of blitzing. Wade runs an aggressive 3-4 and likes to keep opponents guessing as to where the pressure is going to come from. My biggest concern about Lovie, though, is the way his offenses struggled and how he went through multiple coordinators. Reminds me of the offenses of the Capers era around here.
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