We kind of know the Rooney's modus operendi on this.
1. Pro Experience rather than College experience.
2. Young coordinator
3. Maybe a former head coach but unlikely
The problem is really how much nepotism should be reflected into our opinion of coaches. Are Kubiak and Shula truly unique coaching talents or have they been getting opportunities only because of name recognition and connections.
We've talked ad nauseum way back when about nepotism in the NFL. It's insane and seems to go on and on and on (I think Pete Carroll was partially fired because he hired his son to be O-line coach).
I have always liked Stefanski. You could say he comes from nepotism as well as his father was a GM in the NBA, but I kind of LIKE that type of nepotism. He might have a decent concept of how to build a roster with actual constraints.
I don't know. We are kind of stuck with nepotism and connections being the driving factor in coaching opportunites. I doubt the Steelers go outside the good old boys network on this one but I also think the Steelers are going to be the slowest and most cuatious to hire someone.
Stefanski will likely be gone before we make a decision or interview everyone in the playoffs we want. I think he's out.
I don't think we rehash Salah, McCarthy, Spagnola, McDaniel, Nagy, Klingsbury, Smith or Flores. I just don't. I think Shaw, Anarumo, Burke and Joseph are too old.
It's the young coordinators:
Joe Brady, Age 36 - Offense (Sean Payton style west coast)
Klint Kubiak, Age 38 - Offense (Shanahan, zone running, west coast style passing game)
Klayton Adams, Age 42 - Offense (heavy run first vertical pass game)
Mike Kafka, Age 38 - Offense (Andy Reid west coast)
Mike LeFleur, Age 38 - Offense (Shannahan/McVay) - Younger Brother to Matt LeFleur
Davis Webb, Age 30 (Sean Payton style offense) - probably a year or two away
Declan Doyle, Age 30 (Sean Payton, Bears OC) - like Webb, probably a year or two away
Grant Udinski, Age 30 (Jax OC, Kevin O'Connell tree)
Jesse Minter, Age 42 - Defense (Harbaughs/Ravens tree, Zone 3-4 defense)
Jeff Hafley, Age 45 - Defense (attacking 4-3, Packers) - Might be too "college" for the Rooneys as he recently HC of Boston College and might be too old
Anthony Camanile, Age 43 - Defense (attacking 4-3, very similar and coached with Hafley)
Chris Shula, Age 39 - Defense (3-4 zone heavy, McVay/Wade Phillips
If we are leaning defense again, there aren't a lot of "young Mike Tomlins or Bill Cowhers" that I see in the low 30's ready to make the leap (at least no one the internet cares to discuss). We might really surprise this year.
