Panthers Coaching Tracker

[Jared Patterson]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

Well remember, tampering never happens 

Albert Breer did say that the Panthers and McDaniels have been on each other's radar for the better part of the last two years. We also know Tepper inquired about McDaniels and Caserio last offseason.

Mr. Scott. What does your gut say? Can we land him over Cleveland?

[Mr. Scot]

5 minutes ago, Jared Patterson said:

Mr. Scott. What does your gut say? Can we land him over Cleveland?

Yeah, I think it's possible.

Don't know if it will happen, but I do believe it could.

[emcannon]

38 minutes ago, philit99 said:

Yep come on down McDaniels, and check this out, bring Brady with you. Tom Brady could be our next QB coach. That’s sounds awesome! Then we get Wade Phillips, boom super bowl!

[Wolfcop]

I would imagine he will interview in person now. Or at least the second interview will be in person.

20 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Yeah, I think it's possible.

Don't know if it will happen, but I do believe it could.

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

Yep.

I think we are developing a favorite, or at at least I am. 

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, Wolfcop said:

I would imagine he will interview in person now. Or at least the second interview will be in person.

I figure we'll go to him.

We went to KC for Bieniemy.

[Woodie]

1 hour ago, Jared Patterson said:

Hopefully he has learned from his past and we are lucky enough to get him.

Here's an article from 3 years ago or so that talks about exactly that.  A few people here have posted articles that shed a different light on McDaniels than what we all thought, but this one is specifically about his time in Denver and what he has learned from it.  It kind of sets the records straight on what he learned from that experience and what we could expect if does get hired.  

For the record, everything I have read or heard tells me that if he is the hire, he will eventually become a real fan favorite...even to many who will stubbornly initially refuse to admit that he can change.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2666428-the-redemption-of-josh-mcdaniels-failure-taught-pats-oc-how-to-pick-his-spots

A couple of quotes:

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"I was by myself—just me and my thoughts," McDaniels says. "I had very little interaction with other people. I had time to go back over everything we did in Denver, the decisions we made, step by step. I could slow it down."

There were many lessons to be considered, about big things and small: the length of meetings, player discipline, to call plays or not call plays, developing assistant coaches, time management, how to build the roster, handling the media, scheduling, how hard to work players...on and on.

Much of what he thought about had to do with relationships.

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Trading Cutler was not McDaniels' intention when he arrived in Denver. He had heard some things and was sniffing around. Then Cutler started to get suspicious, and the relationship started to turn.

Rather than try to salvage things, McDaniels said screw it. He traded him.

"I learned the hard way," he says. "We could have avoided that, no question."

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"Lesson Learned: LISTEN better. To anyone who tells me something. There are so many people who can help us win & have wisdom I don't have. I will do my part in teaching but can never stop learning myself. Best results come from a group effort!"

If someone had an idea, McDaniels wasn't all that interested in hearing it. He'd rather do something himself and know it would be done to his standards than delegate to a subordinate. He unwittingly suppressed creativity and growth.

"As much as we are on the same staff, we don't all think the same," McDaniels says. "That's OK. Before, I might have been frustrated with that. Now I feel that's a healthy thing."

Watching and talking to Belichick during his second Patriots tenure has made this clear to him. "After being a head coach myself, I look at him in a different light when he speaks to the staff or players," McDaniels said. "I appreciate how supportive he has been of me, and I see how supportive he is to others."

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"Lesson Learned: Be considerate of assistant coaches' time, their emotions & make sure they always know how much I care. Push them, hold them accountable and love each one of them personally. We win as a team, we lose as a team and I always take responsibility for the losses. They get the credit when we win—they deserve it."

One former assistant said McDaniels' people skills were a problem.

"I was tough on assistants," McDaniels says. "I didn't do a good enough job of making them feel good, in terms of what they were doing for us. I have learned how important that is to make sure they understand how much you appreciate them. They need to be able to enjoy working with you. There is no doubt I appreciated them. I just don't know that I demonstrated that."

When he came back to New England, McDaniels noticed something: Belichick knew all of his children's names—Jack, Maddie, Livia and Neenah. He thought about that.

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"Lesson Learned: I wanted to practice until I felt we totally had it. Wrong Choice. I need to lighten the load and REALIZE the value in allowing the players to feel good about that. Players who feel you are taking care of them will give you all they have during the week and on Sunday."

There was friction and distrust between McDaniels and some of his Broncos players. In a 2013 interview with 750 The Game in Portland (via PFT), punter Mitch Berger said McDaniels wouldn't talk to him or look at him if he performed below his standards. "I never played for a guy in my life who guys wanted to play for less," he said. "He was just a guy you didn't care about."

Having a feel-good relationship with players, McDaniels thought at the time, wasn't important. Scoring touchdowns, sacking the quarterback, having more takeaways than the opponent—that's what he thought was important.

He thinks differently now. At one point, it dawned on him: His father always seemed to strike the right balance between being demanding and compassionate with this players, and he was beloved for it. Without mutual respect, he realized, it's almost impossible to achieve mutual goals.

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"I trust him, I respect him, I love him like a brother," Brady says. "He's not just my coach. He'll be a friend the rest of my life. We've been through a lot of wins, losses, tough seasons and incredible seasons. It's been a fun ride to experience with him."

There's a lot more there.  But it shows just how much he has reflected on his time in Denver, and how he is changing to make sure he does things the right way next time.  To me, it says a lot about a man when he can acknowledge his mistakes and weaknesses without trying to blame others, and understands he needs to make changes to become better.

[Moo Daeng]

I'm going to let Tepper figure it out after talking to all these guys in person and listening to their ideas on the Panthers. I wont pretend that reading wikipedia puts me in the best position to make the hire for him.

[Squirrel]

3 hours ago, Moo Daeng said:

I'm going to let Tepper figure it out after talking to all these guys in person and listening to their ideas on the Panthers. I wont pretend that reading wikipedia puts me in the best position to make the hire for him.

You havent heard? Tepper doesnt know what he is doing according to this board. 

[Jay Roosevelt]

Anyone else like the idea of Bill Callahan as our next OL coach?

[Jon Snow]

2 hours ago, Squirrel said:

You havent heard? Tepper doesnt know what he is doing according to this board. 

Actually, Tepper himself said that.

[Mr. Scot]

19 minutes ago, Jay Roosevelt said:

Anyone else like the idea of Bill Callahan as our next OL coach?

Absolutely.

There's also the possibility that if we get McDaniels, he could bring along Dante Scarnecchia. I'd consider that a lot less likely though.

[Mr. Scot]

Could get interesting...

 

[NYPantherFan]

32 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Could get interesting...

 

I'd cancel that pointless interview with Fewell and move up McDaniels interview ASAP.

[Mr. Scot]

Couple of quotes from Patriots reporter Ben Volin about Nick Caserio (link)

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The Patriots blocked him from taking the Texans’ general manager job last year, but Caserio will be a free agent come April, and the Patriots can’t stand in his way anymore. Caserio is now free to interview and sign with any team for any job, though only one GM job is officially open (Cleveland). Though his contract runs a few more months, the Patriots likely will want Caserio to move on sooner than later, so he doesn’t catch too much wind about their offseason and draft plans.

But league sources say Caserio still considers Houston and Carolina to be options, and more GM positions could come available throughout the spring and summer. And Caserio hasn’t ruled out a return to the Patriots, either, though he is definitely going to explore all of his options.

Caserio’s top two lieutenants, director of pro personnel Dave Ziegler and director of college scouting Monti Ossenfort, also are candidates to leave the Patriots.

Hadn't thought of that

Also this regarding McDaniels...

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As one league source said, “hopefully Josh is smart enough to not take the Browns job.”