(12-12-2021, 07:37 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(12-12-2021, 07:22 PM)Bullseye Wrote: I would add some names to the coaching list.

Doug Pederson, former head coach, Philadelphia.

Mike Zimmer-if fired by Minnesota

Kellen Moore, offensive coordinator, Dallas

I would be wary about Brian Daboll.  I love the way the Bills developed Allen and put pieces around him.  But the Bills steadfastly refuse to run the ball.  Today, no Bills RB ran the ball in the first half.  First time in 30 years that has happened.  The last thing I would want is for Trevor Lawrence to run the ball as much as Josh Allen.

I would also add Thomas Dimitroff and Scott Pioli, former Texans GM Smith, and Phil Kreider (Steelers director of College scouting) as GM candidates.

Dimitroff and Kreider know how rto find WRs (I have ZERO faith in Baalke to find one), and Pioli has been a part of some excellent franchises (NE and KC).  While with the Texans, Smith drafted exceptionally well at every position other than QB.  With TL, Smith wouldn't have to worry about that.

Part of the reason Buffalo isn't running the ball is that they lack talent at RB and they need help on the interior O-Line. I fully expect them to address RB either in the first or second round of the draft. They also desperately need another receiver. When Diggs is covered, Allen has no one else to go to and many times he is forces to run. I thought they would have addressed WR in the last draft, but they didn't. 

I almost added Kellen Moore to my list. I wouldn't be opposed to giving him an interview or even Mike Zimmer, although I believe Zimmer is best as a Defensive Coordinator. I was a big fan of Pederson until he tanked the game against Washington. 

I don't want Dimitroff, Pioli or Smith at all. They are just failed GM's as far as I'm concerned. I hate retreads. Kreider I'm lukewarm on.

Disagree on Rick Smith.

Any guy who can draft JJ Watt, DeAndre Hopkins, Bernardrick McKinney, Jadeveon Clowney, Brian Cushing, etc, is actually pretty good.

As for Kreider, look at the WR's he's found for the Steelers:

JuJu Smith Schuster
Antonio Brown
Dionte Johnson
Chase Claypool

There is a former Jaguars scout-Rick Reiprish-who is currently in the Steelers' scouting staff.

Maybe I bring him back to run our drafts.

As for Daboll, I'd rather he run inferior RBs than subject my franchise QB to increased risk by running him more. But to be honest, I don't think their OL-when healthy-or their RBs are that bad. They dopn't need to be a dominant running attack to win...just be competent. That group is capable of being competent, especially with the passing attack Buffahole has.

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