Vikings fire GM Rick Spielman and HC Mike Zimmer

[iliketurtles24]

Rumors are that top 3 options for Adofo are DeMeco, Raheem, and Kevin O'Connell

Raheem has the most experience, Kevin has the O mind, and DeMeco has the cool name and D mind.

Who is the best leader? Who is the best manager?


(I am rooting for DeMeco because my dog shares part of his name)

[nasthemasta]

Rumors are that top 3 options for Adofo are DeMeco, Raheem, and Kevin O'Connell

I like all 3 of those candidates a lot. Of the three i’d rank them:

1. Morris
2. O’Connell

3. Ryans

Morris vs. O’Connell is a tough one for me. I like the idea of hiring the next great offensive mind as head coach, O’Connell could be just that. But I also like the head coaching experience and leader of men aspect from Morris. Morris has experience on offense with McVay and Shannahan too, which gives him the nod for me. Ryans is a semi distant 3rd because he is a defensive guy with no head coaching experience, but a lot of people think he’s going to be a good head coach so i wouldn’t mind it.

[SiteWolf]

Not remotely saying Ryans IS Tomlin....but if he were hired as HC now, he'd be following a similar path.........Tomlin only had the 1 year as a DC (with us) after a few years as a position group coach before becoming HC

[vikings4lifebro]

Raheem has the most experience, Kevin has the O mind, and DeMeco has the cool name and D mind.

Who is the best leader? Who is the best manager?


(I am rooting for DeMeco because my dog shares part of his name)

I'm just ready to get our head coach now. Hurry up😁

[SiteWolf]

Here's Raheem with his players

[SiteWolf]

And here's a lil reunion clip when DeMeco caught up with Eagles players he'd coached

so, if the hire is someone KAM knows, and Hackett is off the market....that'd be the 2 options

....not that KAM has to go with someone he knows....but Quinn is out and quite likely KAM stays younger anyway

[VCU4LIFEGOVIKS]

Great news considering I think most of us didn't want him

[vikingsfan0845]

Raheem Morris is probably my favorite right now but I am also intrigued by DeMeco Ryans. Morris is probably the best leader of the group or at least it seems that way through the things I'm reading. I guess at the end of the day it really depends on the staff they put around them. They both have connections to the Shanahan tree and our offense is already built around basically the same scheme so I imagine we will see another OC from that tree.

If Ryans is able to bring Kris Kocurek with him then he would become my favorite. Kocurek is everything we imagine Andre Patterson is. Kocurek is likely to be a DC one day anyway so let's bring him here to do it.

[SiteWolf]

Raheem Morris, like Todd Bowles, to some has a somewhat negative connotation because they failed as HC their first time around.......however, Raheem was thrown to the fire in Tampa at 33 yrs old having never even been a coordinator at the NFL level (and just 1 yr at college level).......and a front office that simply wasn't very good.

Now his D has shut down Kyler Murray and Tom Brady in back to back playoff wins.

With what's still 'out there', unless KAM expands our search to include guys like Daboll, I rescind my desire for an offensive minded coach, because the two 'favorites' at this point....are D guys

Let's say it's Morris or Ryans.......what OC could they bring in?
Mike Kafka KC- but he may move up or follow him if Bienemy leaves
Mike McDaniel or Jon Embree could follow Demeco
Pep Hamilton of LAC

[vikingsfan0845]

Raheem Morris, like Todd Bowles, to some has a somewhat negative connotation because they failed as HC their first time around.......however, Raheem was thrown to the fire in Tampa at 33 yrs old having never even been a coordinator at the NFL level (and just 1 yr at college level).......and a front office that simply wasn't very good.

Now his D has shut down Kyler Murray and Tom Brady in back to back playoff wins.

With what's still 'out there', unless KAM expands our search to include guys like Daboll, I rescind my desire for an offensive minded coach, because the two 'favorites' at this point....are D guys

Let's say it's Morris or Ryans.......what OC could they bring in?
Mike Kafka KC- but he may move up or follow him if Bienemy leaves
Mike McDaniel or Jon Embree could follow Demeco
Pep Hamilton of LAC

The 49ers could block McDaniel because he won't be getting a promotion. Most likely it'll be another first time OC.

[WarriorPride]

Not remotely saying Ryans IS Tomlin....but if he were hired as HC now, he'd be following a similar path.........Tomlin only had the 1 year as a DC (with us) after a few years as a position group coach before becoming HC

Mike Vrabel also

[SiteWolf]

The 49ers could block McDaniel because he won't be getting a promotion. Most likely it'll be another first time OC.

not that I think we need him specifically, but if he's made Asst HC/OC does that matter? or would SF just do the same thing (window dressing) if they wanted to block

I'd be more than happy with a 1st time OC.....as long as he's not the son of an old school run first coach who had success as a HC back when run first was the order of the day

[vikingsfan0845]

not that I think we need him specifically, but if he's made Asst HC/OC does that matter? or would SF just do the same thing (window dressing) if they wanted to block

I'd be more than happy with a 1st time OC.....as long as he's not the son of an old school run first coach who had success as a HC back when run first was the order of the day

I'm not sure if adding an additional title to OC makes any difference. It might but I don't know. I just know that lateral moves can be blocked by teams.