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Re: 2014 Current and Potential Coaches
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 4:44 pm
by Eli
denburch wrote:Zimmer's 2nd interview is tomorrow, and word is that he "May Not Leave" after it...
I have a hard time imagining what you'd accomplish at a second interview of someone whose body of work and personality have been on public display for years. It's not like interviewing a job applicant who mailed you his resume and you saw for the first time when he walked into your office.
I wonder if the second interviews are really just meetings to offer jobs, scheduled in order of preference. If Zimmer takes the job, cancel the rest.
Re: 2014 Current and Potential Coaches
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 4:52 pm
by Mothman
Eh... "honed in" probably just means "he's coming in for a second interview".
Eli wrote:
I have a hard time imagining what you'd accomplish at a second interview of someone whose body of work and personality have been on public display for years. It's not like interviewing a job applicant who mailed you his resume and you saw for the first time when he walked into your office.
I wonder if the second interviews are really just meetings to offer jobs, scheduled in order of preference. If Zimmer takes the job, cancel the rest.
That's definitely possible but there are all sorts of potential reasons for a second interview. They may want to follow up on some of what they discussed the first time, after everyone's had a chance to think about it. They may have held back certain questions specifically for candidates who advanced past the first stage of interviews. A second interview is also a chance to get a second
personal impression or to give someone who was present the first time a chance to form an impression. For example, maybe Spielman conducted the first interview but the Wilfs will be present the second time around.
Re: 2014 Current and Potential Coaches
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 4:59 pm
by radar55
Eli wrote:
I have a hard time imagining what you'd accomplish at a second interview of someone whose body of work and personality have been on public display for years. It's not like interviewing a job applicant who mailed you his resume and you saw for the first time when he walked into your office.
I wonder if the second interviews are really just meetings to offer jobs, scheduled in order of preference. If Zimmer takes the job, cancel the rest.
That would make sense because if you look at our situation the Vikings HC job is not exactly the most sought after job in the NFL
1) no stadium for 2 years, 2) no Q/B for ???? 3) no defense 4) playing outside in MN...........plus I suspect some of the candidates may turn the job down if they cant have the coordinators they want. The 2nd interview is the fall back option in case that happens.
Re: 2014 Current and Potential Coaches
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:16 pm
by majorm
NextQuestion wrote:For those who don't know...Common is basically a bit on KFAN and is the best part of that station. I wouldn't take anything he has to say too seriously
Yeah, Common's whole bit is he acts like he knows nothing about sports. I did happen to hear his comments on this today and he made this sound like he had a legitimate source that had told him that Zimmer was going to be the guy. Certainly possible.
Re: 2014 Current and Potential Coaches
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:16 pm
by Crax
List of possibilities is getting a bit shorter(not that KW was really on it)
Tom Pelissero @TomPelissero now
Another one down. RT @jwyattsports: Ken Whisenhunt has been hired by the #Titans, sources say
Re: 2014 Current and Potential Coaches
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:20 pm
by Just Me
This article indicates Zimmer is the 'odds-on favorite' to get the job. Probably. Maybe. Looking promising. Sources suggest. Possibly poised. Estimated to be. Considered heavily by others. Most likely candidate. 90% chance of being in the upper or lower half of the candidates considered...
Re: 2014 Current and Potential Coaches
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:25 pm
by Mothman
Just Me wrote:This article indicates Zimmer is the 'odds-on favorite' to get the job. Probably. Maybe. Looking promising. Sources suggest. Possibly poised. Estimated to be. Considered heavily by others. Most likely candidate. 90% chance of being in the upper or lower half of the candidates considered...
Re: 2014 Current and Potential Coaches
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:28 pm
by CbusVikesFan
Could be that the 2nd interview is used to hammer out the details of a coach's contract. Also to determine coordinators and assistants.
Re: 2014 Current and Potential Coaches
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:33 pm
by HornedMessiah
Crax wrote:List of possibilities is getting a bit shorter(not that KW was really on it)
That's actually great news, if it's true. Tennessee seemed like they could have the inside track to getting Zimmer because he owns a big ranch home in Kentucky, I think
I got a good feeling that by lunchtime tomorrow it will be announced that Zimmer has been hired as the new HC. The whole "2nd interview" might not really be an interview at all, he's probably already got the job.
Re: 2014 Current and Potential Coaches
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:45 pm
by PurpleKoolaid
Just Me wrote:This article indicates Zimmer is the 'odds-on favorite' to get the job. Probably. Maybe. Looking promising. Sources suggest. Possibly poised. Estimated to be. Considered heavily by others. Most likely candidate. 90% chance of being in the upper or lower half of the candidates considered...
Haha
Re: 2014 Current and Potential Coaches
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:37 pm
by mondry
mansquatch wrote:I really thought that win against Indianapolis should have cemented Belliceck's place in the HOF if nothing else does. (not that it will be an issue.) They won a divisional playoff game by using a game plan that basically minimized their best player. 40+ Rushing attempts and they just dominated the line of scrimmage. Nothing short of awesome. The most impressive part of that for me was how well their OL executed that game plan.
There is no way of knowing if Frasier and Co could have gotten that out of those players. However, to me that isn't the biggest question. The big one is if they would have had the smarts to come up with that game plan, but also the sack to not just go with it, but commit to it. I have high doubts that would ever happen.
It just depends, if they HAPPENED to do the thing that would have destroyed the Colts on complete accident they could have pulled it off. They don't make any adjustments or changes of course so if they stumbled upon it they would have commit to it.
Re: 2014 Current and Potential Coaches
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:48 pm
by mosscarter
we'll see what bellicheck is really made of after brady retires. personally, i cannot wait to never hear brady or manning's names again. they play behind offensive lines that are so good (brady has his ENTIRE career) they could literally eat dinner while standing in the pocket.
Re: 2014 Current and Potential Coaches
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:53 pm
by Eli
mosscarter wrote:we'll see what bellicheck is really made of after brady retires.
My bet is that Belichick retires with Brady, or possibly even before Brady does. He's due.
Re: 2014 Current and Potential Coaches
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:59 pm
by saint33
mosscarter wrote:we'll see what bellicheck is really made of after brady retires. personally, i cannot wait to never hear brady or manning's names again. they play behind offensive lines that are so good (brady has his ENTIRE career) they could literally eat dinner while standing in the pocket.
don't think that's a coincidence. A great QB makes an oline look a helluva lot better. Peyton Manning once had Charlie Johnson as his left tackle
Re: 2014 Current and Potential Coaches
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:37 pm
by psjordan
mosscarter wrote:we'll see what bellicheck is really made of after brady retires. personally, i cannot wait to never hear brady or manning's names again. they play behind offensive lines that are so good (brady has his ENTIRE career) they could literally eat dinner while standing in the pocket.
You mean like the 2008 season. The year they went 11-5 without Brady. The year Cassel played. The year Cassel started his first game since HIGH SCHOOL. That wasn't enough "Belichick without Brady" for you?
And OBTW, the reason they've plugged in about 25 linemen in Brady's career (and what, 3 or 4 OC's?) and always seem like they have one of the best OL's in football? Lots to do with coaching.