The Coaching/Front Office Carousel

Seeing all this Deion and Jerry Jones have mutual intrest is funny. I'm a CU grad, thus a Buffs fan. I love what he did for our school but I just don't see it with him in the NFL. He's not a X's and O's guy, he's a fantastic recruiter that attracts college kids who want the national attention. He won't have that luxury in the NFL. On that though, he's the perfect image of what Jerry wants in a coach. To win, he will have to have excellent coordinators on both sides of the ball.

I can see Trent Baalke going all in for McCarthy

Originally posted by Predator85:
I can see Trent Baalke going all in for McCarthy

McCarthy isn't a terrible pick. And in all honesty, who us to say Ben Johnson is better? He had peak Dak, peak AR. I'm not a fan, but Chicago and Jacksonville would do well to get him.

First finalist

Originally posted by Jcool:
First finalist

Mike McCarthy's interview with the #Bears on Wednesday will be at Halas Hall. An important day in Chicago's search. https://t.co/3cn1ssACPX

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 14, 2025

He may be a decent fit for them.

Jerry should have had that figured out months ago.

That Dak contract & Jerry make the Cowboys one of the worst options, but still better than the Saints imo

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

A lot of momentum building for Ben Johnson & @Raiders.

— Vincent Bonsignore (@VinnyBonsignore) January 15, 2025

lol.. it's probably all one sided

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

A lot of momentum building for Ben Johnson & @Raiders.

— Vincent Bonsignore (@VinnyBonsignore) January 15, 2025

That would be one huge accomplishment if he could make the Raiders a contender again.

Its always funny to look back on these things and what could of been. Gutekunst is the Packers GM and i think a good job. Ballard some would say is the best GM in the league but cant figure out the QB position and reports say he was almost fired this off season. Cable hasn't been in the NFL since 2021. Trent Kirchner is still Seahawks Vice President of Player Personnel. Scott Fitterer lasted 2 seasons as Panthers GM and is now with Adam Peters in Washington. George Paton is the Broncos GM since 2021. Eliot Wolf was the de-facto GM in NE but seemed to have gotten replaced with Vrabel favorite Ryan Cowden.
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The next morning, news broke that New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels -- considered one of the top remaining candidates, along with Shanahan and Cable -- had pulled his name out of contention. As York conducted back-to-back interviews Monday with Trent Kirchner and Scott Fitterer, the Seahawks' co-directors of player personnel, he felt increased urgency to reach out to Shanahan and convey his intention to offer him the job.

That essentially short-circuited the candidacy of Cable, who after learning early Tuesday of the Niners' intention to hire Shanahan -- and the coach's apparent willingness to accept the position -- prepared to pull his name from contention. However, Cable received a phone call Tuesday afternoon from 49ers owner Denise DeBartolo York, Jed's mother, who spent an hour interviewing him for the head-coaching position.

By that time, Kirchner had already withdrawn from consideration from the GM position -- because he had also learned of the 49ers' impending deal with Shanahan. Kirchner strongly preferred to work with Cable as his head coach, a view shared by Fitterer and one other prospective general manager candidate initially sought by the 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs director of player personnel Chris Ballard. The interview with Ballard never happened because the Chiefs reportedly blocked it; a source says the team gave Ballard a salary increase in response.

Cable, according to sources, called Jed York on Tuesday and told him he was no longer a candidate -- because, like Kirchner, he had become convinced that a 49ers/Shanahan deal was a foregone conclusion.

Another person who hoped to work with Cable was prospective defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, who was fired as the Jacksonville Jaguars' head coach in December. Bradley, who is also being courted by newly hired Los Angeles Chargers coach Anthony Lynn for the team's vacant defensive coordinator position, was waiting to see whether Cable would get the 49ers job. After Cable pulled out, the 49ers reached out to Bradley to see if he had interest in coming to San Francisco as Shanahan's defensive coordinator, but he rebuffed the team's advances.

Once the Falcons' season ends -- either after Sunday's NFC championship Game against the Packers at the Georgia Dome, or after Super Bowl LI in Houston two weeks later -- the 49ers will be free to sign Shanahan, and he'll presumably join them in conducting second interviews with some of the remaining general-manager candidates.

Along with Gutekunst, Packers director of football operations Eliot Wolf and Minnesota Vikings assistant general manager George Paton are viewed as the most likely candidates to pair with Shanahan, according to a source familiar with the 49ers' thinking. The 49ers have also interviewed ESPN television analyst Louis Riddick and Arizona Cardinals vice president of personnel Terry McDonough. Indianapolis Colts vice president of football operations Jimmy Raye III and Carolina Panthers assistant general manager Brandon Beane.

https://www.nfl.com/news/kyle-shanahan-almost-certain-to-become-49ers-new-head-coach-0ap3000000775827

Had to lookup what Cable was up to. It appears that he was canned by the Raiders and has been out of football altogether for a few years.

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Mike McCarthy needs a better publicist...

Playoff app/seasons
McCarthy (12/18)
Tomlin (12/18)
Payton (10/17)

Division titles
McCarthy (8)
Tomlin (7)
Payton (7)

Playoff W-L
McCarthy (11-11)
Payton (9-9)
Tomlin (8-11)

— Paul Hembekides (Hembo) (@PaulHembo) January 14, 2025

I said earlier Chicago and Jacksonville will do well to get him. But I'd do Chicago before Jacksonville because of Baalke. He can probably survive one more coach firing.

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Mike McCarthy needs a better publicist...

Playoff app/seasons
McCarthy (12/18)
Tomlin (12/18)
Payton (10/17)

Division titles
McCarthy (8)
Tomlin (7)
Payton (7)

Playoff W-L
McCarthy (11-11)
Payton (9-9)
Tomlin (8-11)

— Paul Hembekides (Hembo) (@PaulHembo) January 14, 2025

I said earlier Chicago and Jacksonville will do well to get him. But I'd do Chicago before Jacksonville because of Baalke. He can probably survive one more coach firing.

McCarthy had Farve/Rodgers and a weak NFC North
McCarthy had Dak and the rest of the NFC east to beat up on

Those playoffs are tainted

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Mike McCarthy needs a better publicist...
 
Playoff app/seasons
McCarthy (12/18)
Tomlin (12/18)
Payton (10/17)
 
Division titles
McCarthy (8)
Tomlin (7)
Payton (7)
 
Playoff W-L
McCarthy (11-11)
Payton (9-9)
Tomlin (8-11)

— Paul Hembekides (Hembo) (@PaulHembo) January 14, 2025

I said earlier Chicago and Jacksonville will do well to get him. But I'd do Chicago before Jacksonville because of Baalke. He can probably survive one more coach firing.

McCarthy had Farve/Rodgers and a weak NFC North
McCarthy had Dak and the rest of the NFC east to beat up on

Those playoffs are tainted

Walsh/Seifert/Mariucci had Montana/Young and got to beat up on largely weak NFC West opponents from 1981-1998. Belichick/Brady had patsies in the AFC East for 20 years. You can only beat who is scheduled against you. No apologies for the other teams in your division sucking.