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Lou has gotten a lot of praise lately and will most likely be interviewing for head coaching jobs after the season. Arizona almost plucked him away last off-season (and probably should have).
So, who is the heir to Lou? The team values continuity...is the replacement already on the staff somewhere?
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I see a bit of talk about Bettcher possibly replacing him.
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Yeah if not from outside (which I don't think it will be, for continunity's sake), it will be Bettcher, not a doubt in my mind.
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Lou isn’t getting a HC job. I like him, he’s been a good coach. But everyone wants offensive minded coaches now days.
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(10-30-2023, 03:32 PM)Cosmokramer Wrote: Lou isn’t getting a HC job. I like him, he’s been a good coach. But everyone wants offensive minded coaches now days.
The NFL is cyclical. This season is showing how important the defensive side of the ball actually is. I really think we are in a transition on teams putting an emphasis on defense and running the ball.
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Don't be shocked if during the season they announce an extension for Lou.
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Since Lou is the mastermind of this defense, I dont know if you can just elevate an assistant to DC for a defensive scheme they didnt create. Now of course they could take this scheme, adapt it to their own and have success but you just never know.
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If the choice was Arizona or Carolina i imagine Lou would stay here.
Those just aren’t good jobs now.
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(10-30-2023, 03:55 PM)Joelist Wrote: Don't be shocked if during the season they announce an extension for Lou.
Doesnt mean he wont leave if given a HC gig.
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(10-30-2023, 04:10 PM)Housh Wrote: If the choice was Arizona or Carolina i imagine Lou would stay here.
Those just aren’t good jobs now.
You have to strike while the iron is hot. Lou leaves for a hc gig and big pay upgrade if the opportunity is available. Even if it’s a dumpster fire like chicago
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To answer the question I’d take anyone who’s had prior success.
This team is loaded on defense.
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(10-30-2023, 04:12 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: Doesnt mean he wont leave if given a HC gig.
Almost any NFL assistant coach/coordinator would leave for a head coaching job no matter what the team. There just arent that many opportunities especially for someone a little older like Lou who has never been an NFL head coach. As big a mess as Arizona is, Lou would have left if he had been offered.
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Bettcher struggled as DC for Arizona. I think he'll go with Lou and be his DC.
My vote would be Livingston. He knows everyone's system from Marvin's - Zimmer's - Lou's and should be ready to take over. Safety and secondary play has long been strong under his tutelage.
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(10-30-2023, 04:46 PM)jj22 Wrote: Bettcher struggled as DC for Arizona. I think he'll go with Lou and be his DC.
My vote would be Livingston. He knows everyone's system from Marvin's - Zimmer's - Lou's and should be ready to take over. Safety and secondary play has long been strong under his tutelage.
I dont know about safety and secondary play. How many times have we seen guys wide open running all over the field? Even yesterday as bad a Purdy played he still threw for 365 yards
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(10-30-2023, 04:28 PM)Housh Wrote: To answer the question I’d take anyone who’s had prior success.
This team is loaded on defense.
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Offensive minded coaches make better HC compared to defense coaches. Look at Buffalo. All this talk about Lou getting a head coaching job is Tony Romo's fantasy. I think Dan Pitcher is the guy that will get plucked after this season, not Lou, Not Callahan. And that worries me a bit. Dan is the main dude that makes the offense go.
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Can't say who would replace Lou if, God forbid, he left to be a HC after the season. But, I do know that we would not have to rely on our 6th choice to replace him. First person we offer the job to will probably take it.
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I think Lou is more desirable as a HC today than at the end of last year. But it’s a long season. It’s not January. But I think his age and being a DC is working against him. But if they go to the Super Bowl he’s gone. What they’ve done here with a third straight banner year will get him a job. I’d say it’s 50/50 with Bettcher next as DC
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(10-30-2023, 05:06 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: I dont know about safety and secondary play. How many times have we seen guys wide open running all over the field? Even yesterday as bad a Purdy played he still threw for 365 yards
80 yards of that was in garbage time... embarrassing that 49ers didn't just take a knee down 2 TD's with 45 seconds left.
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