Quote:Could be worse.  You could have hired Del Rio or Kubiak.

 

 

Hiring Gary Kubiak as HC would have indeed been worse.   Most likely,  a lot worse.

 

As for JDR,  even removing the part of the equation that the Lions wanted a HC from the Offensive Side of the ball,   I don't think he would have got serious consideration.   Two reasons for this:

 

1.  James ' Shack'   Harris is a Lions Executive that works under G.M. Martin Mayhew.     I can't envision Shack recommending to Mayhew to interview JDR. 

 

2.  JDR's history as Jaguars HC suggests he wouldn't be a good fit for a team that has a large portion of it's salary cap invested in the Offensive passing game.   While the Jaguars personnel likely influenced JDR's decisions,  he seemed to be more comfortable with a ball control 15 to 20 play drive that featured the running game.   I think back to the game in Philadelphia in 2006 and the game in the snow at Pittsburgh in 2007.   Those games are the primary image I have of JDR as a HC.   Basically,  we are going to impose our will on the opposing Defense.

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