New OC - Rick Dennison

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by Warren

They might also be able to use Gibbs' AHC title and $$$ to attract a more senior guy who wouldn't ordinarily take a non-OC position.

Is this how we can get Musgrave from the Falcons? Call him the Assistant Head Coach/QB Coach. I hear Ken Anderson is available too.

[Warren]

Originally Posted by Roy P

Is this how we can get Musgrave from the Falcons? Call him the Assistant Head Coach/QB Coach. I hear Ken Anderson is available too.

If Musgrave is still under contract, the Falcons could block any move, even a promotion, unless its to head coach.

I believe Anderson retired, but then again so have Alex Gibbs, Tom Moore, Howard Mudd, etc.

[nero THE zero]

I wonder if promoting someone from within is something they might be interested in. Offensive Assistant, Matt LaFleur, was a college QB, coached QB's at Ashland and Northern Michigan (in addition to running the offense), and assisted Shanahan with the QB's last season.

He seems like the likely candidate to promote from within, if they feel he's ready.

[Joshua]

While I have been one to complain in the past about Kubiak's refusal to get out of his Denver comfort zone, this was probably the right move. Clearly, we're not going to make any signficant changes to the offense and Dennison can hit the ground running. Plus, I think it is pretty clear that Kubiak has a hard time giving up the offensive reigns unless it is someone he really trusts. In the past, I think this has led to him giving insufficient attention to other parts of the team. Hopefully, with the confidence he has in Dennison, he can continue to use the majority of his time overseeing the entire team and not get bogged down playing the role of both HC and OC.

[cland]

It would be nice to see an OC-in-waiting join the staff. If our passing game stays in the top 5, and the running game shows some pretty decent improvement...our offensive staff will get looted like a hurricane's blowing through.

I do think Dennison is a great hire...but his downside is that he's already interviewed to be the Broncos head coach. I'm hoping we didn't hire another short timer. With another successful offensive season or two, he'll be interviewing again for the big job.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by cland

It would be nice to see an OC-in-waiting join the staff.

Maybe the Packers or the Vikings or Eagles have a guy who understands the WCO. Remember when nearly every team ran some version of it?

http://www.packers.com/team/coaches/mcadoo_ben/
The 32-year-old McAdoo is an up-and-coming member of the coaching profession.

http://www.vikings.com/team/coaches/...4-ca7dbf6205ee
Johnson entered coaching, beginning his career as the running backs coach at South Carolina State in 2001, where he helped the Bulldogs finish 6-5. He then held the offensive coordinator position at Shaw University in 2002 before becoming offensive coordinator/QBs coach at Texas Southern in 2004 and 2005.

http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/ea..._melvin_1.html
Tom Melvin has been an offensive coordinator, offensive line, tight ends/running backs coach, and quality control/Offensive Assistant.

[cland]

Too bad Parcells had all daughters, I'd love to hire on "Kyle Parcells" and teach him the ropes