Your top HC Candidates

[Gucci Mane]

"Ask Madden" would be an upgade.

[Cyberjag]

Gus Bradley, Ray Horton

Both of them would take what we have, find something that works with it, and make the team believe.

Personally, I like Horton, but I think he would take longer to shape the team into what he would want, and there's no way JR hires a black man with shoulder-length cornrows to coach his team. :(

[DOMOMAN]

Casey Bradley, DC from Seahawks, transformed the unit into one of the best in the NFL, hear nothing but praise including this from Monte Kiffin "J.L., listen to me. I have got a guy here in Tampa that is one of, if not, the finest football coaches I have ever worked with. He's an A-plus. He's a once-in-a-lifetime coach. You need to talk to him."

Now he's gotten 4 years as the guy in charge of the Seahawks D, he transformed them from 25th in 09 to 7th last year to currently 3rd in Points Per Game.. He's young, energetic and produces results, give him a stable experienced OC and we're good to go

[Doc Holiday]

Don't really understand why.

If you want a guy who can make adjustments, think about this. The guy scrapped his entire playbook six games into last season, and re-coached the entire offense to fit The Golden Calf of Bristol as their full-time starting QB.

He then convinced John Fox to give up Foxball, and he handed to the keys to the offense to Peyton.

I think he could be a very good coach.

you're a new fan, I know this because we have to explain this to you, go watch some football and get back to us when you learn something.

The fact that 1) you thought McCoy was a HC candidate and 2) was brave enough to argue for him. Is probably one of the 10 dumbest things I've read on the huddle this year, and buddy that is saying something.

[ckad79]

Gruden would be my choice but if he does come back to coaching there will be many offers and he won't come cheap. Richardson has always been cheap with new head coaches after the Siefert disaster. First though, I'd like to see us sign a solid GM.

[davos]

I don't get the Clements thing going on in this thread. McCarthy's right hand man looking to actually become a HC is WInston Moss.

Gus Bradley could be interesting but he's a west guy through and through. Don't think he'd leave Seattle.

I'm looking at the Jon Harbaugh and Tomlin types

Again:

1-Rick Dennison

2-Winston Moss

3-Greg Roman

4-Keith Butler

Cowher isn't out of the equation and would be the only former HC I'd want here

[Doc Holiday]

My top 3

1) Andy Reid, he's a top 5 coach in the NFL and he's going to get fired at the end of the season by Philly. Prior experience with McDermott means he may stay and Reid is a better OC then anyone we could get.

2) Jack Del Rio, his stay with the Jags he was never terrible or great but his biggest issue was he had no QB the entire time he was there. If Del Rio comes to Carolina he would have a QB and if we can Get Mike Williams from the Steelers through FA he will have all the offensive power he could ask for.

3)Bill Cowher, the one coach I would love to have the most, issue is I doubt he would want to come here. But I can Dream can't I?

[rayzor]

mike mccoy?

really?

lol

toooooooo funny.

guy goes from telling QBs to throw footballs into a trash can in practice (which is about the extent of what he did for QB development here) to the role of "OC" for a team that had josh mcdaniels running the offense to a john fox team where mcD just threw up his hands and let The Golden Calf of Bristol just do his thing and then a peyton manning led offense.

tell me why in the world would ANYONE think that mccoy could be successful coach?

[Cyberjag]

McCoy helped Delhomme make the pro bowl. Just sayin'... ;)

[Kurb]

McCoy helped Delhomme make the pro bowl. Just sayin'... ;)

Shame on you.

Just SHAME.

[Cyberjag]

I want Ray Horton. There, I said it!

[TopCat]

I don't think David Shaw will ever leave Stanford..

[NicCageWearsYoFace]

I want to check back with Cowher to see if he'd be interested. Gruden, I like him fine, just not as HC for the Panthers. Oh yeah, sign this petition to fire Rivera:

Spam ONE more time.

Dare ya :)

[OchoNueve]

My List:

1. Chip Kelly (Oregon)

2. Chris Peterson (Boise St.)

3. Jon Gruden (ESPN, Former Coach)

4. Brian Kelly (Notre Dame)

5. Gary Patterson (TCU)

Every few years the NFL changes their trend of hiring either former/retired NFL head coaches's, up & coming NFL coordinators, or bringing in college coaches. I think the coaching turnover that will occur at the end of this season will continue along the trend of college coaches due to the success that Harbaugh, Pete Carroll, & Schiano are seeing with their respective teams this season.