Raiders owner regrets not hiring successful interim head coach. How long until we see the article about David Tepper regretting not hiring Steve Wilks?

[frankw]

It's time to turn the page on Wilks. We already had and fired his best comparison in Ron Rivera. Let it go.

[PantherKyle]

I'm so goddamn sick of hearing about Steve Wilks. 

[TeppersEgos]

When will David Tepper have regrets about buying this team and sells it?

[methodtoll]

1 hour ago, PantherKyle said:

I'm so goddamn sick of hearing about Steve Wilks. 

Same.

[CRA]

Being wrong on Frank doesn't make Wilks right.  They both were the wrong pick. 

[Bear Hands]

1 hour ago, CRA said:

Being wrong on Frank doesn't make Wilks right.  They both were the wrong pick. 

At this point, hell, I would've been fine with experimenting on Kellen Moore over what we've endured with Reich. 

After Ben Johnson decided to stay and reports came out we weren't set on Steichen, it all started to smell so wrong.  And we were all sold eventually by the coaching staff, not so much the HC himself.  It was a long sell, but eventually everyone got hyped because of the parts around him, never Reich himself. 

I really think Frank thought he could execute some cool swan song of a coaching stint here before retiring in 4-5...he should've just taken a break for a season.  You can tell he just looks drained.  

Just uninspiring and deflating...like the games we're watching haha

[Bear Hands]

Outside of Ben Johnson and Steichen, the interviewed field dwindled down to Kellen Moore, Mike Kafka, Ken Dorsey, Frank Reich, & Ejiro Evero...(Campbell and Wilks were never happening)

That's honestly not the best lot to choose from.  

Just speculating -- I gotta wonder if really, Steichen didn't want to be here rather than the rumors that he didn't vibe with Tepper.  I mean, after being a big field, the pickings got slim quickly.  Seemed like our lovely Tepper/Fitt unit jumped on the only guy left that made them feel comfortable.  They didn't want to gamble on the others that weren't on the Ryans/Gannon/Steichen/Johnson coordinator-level hype.  There was Reich just sitting there with his "plan" and they didn't want to look lost after the SB still interviewing and not knowing who to go with.    

[stratocatter]

I am looking for that article in the very next issue of Keep Pounding Daily. 

[X-Clown]

On 11/9/2023 at 1:35 PM, TN05 said:

Cam Newton and Luke Kuchely got us 4 playoff appearances in a span of 5 seasons, I’d take that

Fixed it for you

[Mage]

Raiders interim actually got the team to the playoffs

Wilks punted on the other side of the 50 in a game he had a chance to make the playoffs

They are not the same

[Brooklyn 3.0]

We don't know, can't know, and will never know. Wilks has been a head coach before and wasn't great. He's now not a head coach and is moving down to the field because the 9ers D is a letdown this season. Yes, he got us some wins here, but so has every coach that's coached here. Some of you guys are like a battered wife lol. Happy with the smallest little thing. Get back to us when Wilks is a head coach again and leads his team all the way year after year. And yes, he's still better than what we have now.

[OneBadCat]

Tepper and his "I know better" attitude is annoying as fug. 

We've had the answers sitting right in front of us for years and he just continues to make stubborn decisions.

 

[X-Clown]

On 11/9/2023 at 6:59 PM, Bear Hands said:

Outside of Ben Johnson and Steichen, the interviewed field dwindled down to Kellen Moore, Mike Kafka, Ken Dorsey, Frank Reich, & Ejiro Evero...(Campbell and Wilks were never happening)

That's honestly not the best lot to choose from.  

Just speculating -- I gotta wonder if really, Steichen didn't want to be here rather than the rumors that he didn't vibe with Tepper.  I mean, after being a big field, the pickings got slim quickly.  Seemed like our lovely Tepper/Fitt unit jumped on the only guy left that made them feel comfortable.  They didn't want to gamble on the others that weren't on the Ryans/Gannon/Steichen/Johnson coordinator-level hype.  There was Reich just sitting there with his "plan" and they didn't want to look lost after the SB still interviewing and not knowing who to go with.    

My theory:

Tepper chose what he thought was a middle ground between the two sides of the fan base on what they wanted. One faction wanted Steve Wilks, the other faction wanted an offensive mind to develop a new QB. One of the things that people loved about Wilks was that he was a Charlotte guy, and had ties to the franchise from the past. He picks Frank because it’s a guy with a background in offense and is a former panther so both boxes are checked.

Pretty sure he wants a Time Machine to go back and fix that one. 
 

[OneBadCat]

9 minutes ago, Mage said:

Raiders interim actually got the team to the playoffs

Wilks punted on the other side of the 50 in a game he had a chance to make the playoffs

They are not the same

That was probably his worst mistake but if Horn doesn't break his wrist we win that game.