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Looks like they are making Mike McDaniel our new Offensive Coordinator, I think just so no other teams can snatch him too.
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Jan 15, 2021 at 8:02 AM
- philgardis49
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Jan 15, 2021 at 8:09 AM
- Willisfn4life
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This is the right move. We got to keep as much continuity as we can.
Jan 15, 2021 at 8:10 AM
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This would be only logical. Giving him the OC title means that other teams can only poach him for HC. It maintains continuity while Shanahan would still maintain playcalling duties.
Jan 15, 2021 at 8:21 AM
- TheXFactor
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I'm glad he's staying and we only lost Lafluer. I have always been more impressed with our run game than our passing attack.
Jan 15, 2021 at 8:23 AM
- 49AllTheTime
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Kyle is the OC
Jan 15, 2021 at 8:24 AM
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Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Kyle is the OC
And now so will McDaniel if the reports are accurate.
Jan 15, 2021 at 8:27 AM
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Off field issues?
If I had to guess Mike McDaniels stays, he's been super loyal to Kyle and Kyle had helped him deal with his off the field problem. McDaniels should choose the right job not just take any that Is offered and I'd assume he does so.
— Marco Mart (@Marco_Mart1205) January 15, 2021
Jan 15, 2021 at 8:28 AM
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is he the guy Saleh roughed up during their on field celebration after beating Seattle for the NFC West title last season?
Jan 15, 2021 at 8:28 AM
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Originally posted by NCommand:
Off field issues?
If I had to guess Mike McDaniels stays, he's been super loyal to Kyle and Kyle had helped him deal with his off the field problem. McDaniels should choose the right job not just take any that Is offered and I'd assume he does so.
— Marco Mart (@Marco_Mart1205) January 15, 2021
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/falcons/2017/02/02/mike-mcdaniel-atlanta-assistant-kyle-shanahan-super-bowl-2017/97414470/
McDaniel goes way, way back with the Shanahan's.
Part of the problem, McDaniel believes, is he couldn't understand why he was so unhappy after achieving a lifelong goal. He recalls writing "You will be in the NFL" on the inside of his youth football helmet, even though he knew deep down he lacked the talent to play there. He'd bike from his home in Greeley, Colo., to Denver Broncos training camp, where he'd get autographs from dawn to dusk. He met the team's assistant video director, who ended up marrying McDaniel's mother, and became a Broncos ball boy through his teen years.
McDaniel's hustle caught the eye of Shanahan's father, Mike, who was Denver's head coach at the time. In 2005, when McDaniel asked for a letter of recommendation after studying history and playing receiver at Yale, Mike Shanahan offered him an internship. He took on data entry and other odd jobs. Kubiak, then the Broncos' offensive coordinator, fought to keep McDaniel on during the season and eventually took him along as a 22-year-old quality control coach to Houston.
That's where McDaniel really got to know the younger Shanahan, who has brought him along to three other teams and perhaps a fourth soon) for a reason. But McDaniel was still partying like he was in college, contributing to his exit from the Texans after the 2008 season. He coached running backs for two seasons in the now-defunct UFL, then joined the Shanahans in Washington for three seasons before they all got fired. The low point probably came during the Browns' slide down the stretch in 2014, when McDaniel began drinking in the office some nights, trying to re-energize his creativity and stay upbeat.
Jan 15, 2021 at 8:29 AM
- Willisfn4life
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Originally posted by NCommand:Off field issues?
If I had to guess Mike McDaniels stays, he's been super loyal to Kyle and Kyle had helped him deal with his off the field problem. McDaniels should choose the right job not just take any that Is offered and I'd assume he does so.
— Marco Mart (@Marco_Mart1205) January 15, 2021
Yeah this was posted awhile back. He's been sober for 4 years.
[ Edited by Willisfn4life on Jan 15, 2021 at 8:30 AM ]
Jan 15, 2021 at 8:31 AM
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Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:Reports are saying he's taking over play calling ?
Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Kyle is the OC
And now so will McDaniel if the reports are accurate.
Jan 15, 2021 at 8:34 AM
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Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Reports are saying he's taking over play calling ?
Who said anything about that? Having the title of OC and actually calling plays are not necessarily one and the same. The Rams, Chiefs, Packers and Saints all have OC's. The head coaches still retain playcalling duty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Carmichael_Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_O%27Connell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Hackett
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bieniemy
McDaniel already handled a lot of the traditional responsibilities of an OC for a playcalling head coach, this would just give him a gain in coaching stature and probably some more $$.
Jan 15, 2021 at 8:40 AM
- 49AllTheTime
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Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:hence, Kyle is the OC
Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Reports are saying he's taking over play calling ?
Who said anything about that? Having the title of OC and actually calling plays are not necessarily one and the same. The Rams, Chiefs, Packers and Saints all have OC's. The head coaches still retain playcalling duty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Carmichael_Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_O%27Connell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Hackett
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bieniemy
McDaniel already handled a lot of the traditional responsibilities of an OC for a playcalling head coach, this would just give him a gain in coaching stature and probably some more $$.
Jan 15, 2021 at 8:42 AM
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Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
hence, Kyle is the OC
He's the playcaller. That has nothing to do with being OC or not being OC. Neither Andy Reid nor Sean Payton are OC's, they still call the entire offense while their offensive coordinators help with gameplanning, practice and film sessions...etc.
Jan 15, 2021 at 8:45 AM
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Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:hence, Kyle is the OCOriginally posted by Phoenix49ers:Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:Reports are saying he's taking over play calling ?
Who said anything about that? Having the title of OC and actually calling plays are not necessarily one and the same. The Rams, Chiefs, Packers and Saints all have OC's. The head coaches still retain playcalling duty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Carmichael_Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_O%27Connell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Hackett
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bieniemy
McDaniel already handled a lot of the traditional responsibilities of an OC for a playcalling head coach, this would just give him a gain in coaching stature and probably some more $$.
He just laid it all out. Kyle is the playcaller, the OC puts the plan together and how they will attack. McDaniels will also probably assist in playcalling at time with input and work on in game adjustments.