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Interviews for Steelers new head coach thread

Ron Burgundy said:
Remember Belicheat used to be the HC in Cleveland and we kicked his *** regularly.
Then he went to the Pats, hooked up with Br*dy and Ernie Adams, and won 6 Super Bowls, appearing in 9.
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Cheater’s cheat.!!!!



Salute the nation
 
Ron Burgundy said:
6 Super Bowls yet somehow his coaching tree isn't much better than Shades'.
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Add in the HOF inductees of that era…………… not much there either and a tell tale as well.




Salute the nation
 
Even though I am an old conservative defensive guy the argument of not having to retool your offense every time you lose an OC to being a head coach is not a bad argument for hiring on the offensive side. The defense could be very good next year despite few aging players. We have a core of young guys worth building around on defense in Harmon, Benton, Black, Porter and Wilson. We have some vets to teach young guys and help shoulder the load and at least for the next couple years there are fewer holes to fill at key positions than on offense. If the offense can start scoring more this defense with a more imaginative DC could be very good.
 
SteelerInLebanon said:
Even though I am an old conservative defensive guy the argument of not having to retool your offense every time you lose an OC to being a head coach is not a bad argument for hiring on the offensive side. The defense could be very good next year despite few aging players. We have a core of young guys worth building around on defense in Harmon, Benton, Black, Porter and Wilson. We have some vets to teach young guys and help shoulder the load and at least for the next couple years there are fewer holes to fill at key positions than on offense. If the offense can start scoring more this defense with a more imaginative DC could be very good.
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Wilson is turning into a fave on defense
 
As a complete knuckleball, I hope they add Aden Durde to their list of Head Coaching candidates. I find him very intriguing. He may be in a toss up with Chris Shula for my first choice.
 
Papa Lazarou said:
As a complete knuckleball, I hope they add Aden Durde to their list of Head Coaching candidates. I find him very intriguing. He may be in a toss up with Chris Shula for my first choice.
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I don’t think he calls the plays on D though I think that is McDonald.
 
Papa Lazarou said:
As a complete knuckleball, I hope they add Aden Durde to their list of Head Coaching candidates. I find him very intriguing. He may be in a toss up with Chris Shula for my first choice.
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I had a look at his profile. A couple of interesting jobs:

1. Was DLine coach for a few years at Dallas. Their run D improved whilst he was the DLine coach. Wasn't best in the league whilst he was DLine coach, but it wasn't worst either, which it was the year before he was D Line coach and again the year after. How much he contributed to the improvement or whether it was all down to DC Dan Quinn only Dallas knows. That's the sort of thing interviewing should be able to tease out;
2. He was head of football development for NFLUK for four years. It might not be the NFL but that suggests he has done more work involving player development than a lot of other head coaching candidates are likely to have done.
 
KentuckySteeler said:
Flores would be an absolutely Dog Sh*T hire. I'd rather have Tomlin than that clown.
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Why?

Is it how much the Vikings defense improved each year with him as coordinator?

Is it how he managed to STILL put together winning records his last two seasons in Miami despite those above him obviously not wanting him to succeed by trading away key players left and right?

Show your work.
 
Punxsutawney said:
Why?

Is it how much the Vikings defense improved each year with him as coordinator?

Is it how he managed to STILL put together winning records his last two seasons in Miami despite those above him obviously not wanting him to succeed by trading away key players left and right?

Show your work.
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I will show AI’s work;

Brian Flores: Head Coaching Record (Miami Dolphins)​

The argument for Flores often centers on the fact that he achieved back-to-back winning seasons in Miami for the first time in nearly 20 years. However, as you’ll see, he never actually made the playoffs.
YearTeamRecordResultNotes
2019Dolphins5–114th in AFC EastThe "Tank" year; finished strong after a 0-7 start.
2020Dolphins10–62nd in AFC EastMissed playoffs on a tiebreaker in the final week.
2021Dolphins9–83rd in AFC EastFamous for a 7-game win streak after a 1-7 start.
Total24–250 Playoff GamesWin %: .490

Brian Flores: Defensive Coordinator / Playcaller Rankings​

This is where the "Intellect" argument gets interesting. Flores has a reputation for taking "broken" defenses and fixing them overnight, usually by blitzing more than anyone else in the league.
YearTeam (Role)Yardage RankScoring RankKey Stat
2018Patriots (Playcaller)21st7thWon Super Bowl LIII; held Rams to 3 points.
2023Vikings (DC)16th13thImproved from 31st (Yards) the year before.
2024Vikings (DC)5th5thLed the NFL in blitz rate (38.9%) and interceptions.
2025Vikings (DC)3rd8thFinished with the highest pressure rate in the NFL.
 
So as A I points out he has an impressive DC resume.

Those lack of playoff wins does concern me, I don’t want to see another long term bout of that. It is why Flores isn’t number 1 on my list. I have him I think 4th.

Some HCs come in and the next season or two seasons in they are already winning playoff games. So I will take even the possibility of a young up and coming coach known for his creativity over one who to date didn’t show that in his opportunity. Not sure that Flores is even the in game scheme you to playoff victory type with his innovative schemes. He looks more like the pressure you type and if there is a QB that is good at defending the blitz then what?

I saw clearly Patriots and Chicago coaching change outcomes.

I see what the Rams and Seattle do on offense.

We see this league favors passing and even promotes it late in games.

They should think hard about interviewing Klint Kubiak and hiring him.

Or Shula and bringing in the highly touted Rams passing coordinator.

Mold your game to what the NFL is showing.

Minter gets my third nod as he is a decent schematic coach and I think he would bring in the equivalent on O.

Most of us wanted change. Knowing Rooney’s propensity to hold on to a head coach I want the candidate who can steady an offense for a long time.
 
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slashsteel said:
So as A I points out he has an impressive DC resume.

Those lack of playoff wins does concern me, I don’t want to see another long term bout of that. It is why Flores isn’t number 1 on my list. I have him I think 4th.
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Flores arguably got more out of less during his three years in Miami than anyone else during that time.

He's definitely clever from a tactical standpoint and showed great leadership keeping those Dolphins teams together and competing.

I do like Flores more for the job than many Steelers fans seem to, as he's every bit as deserving of another chance with different ownership as Stefanski was, IMO.

People viewing him as a Tomlin clone could not be more wrong. He's more innovative than Tomlin ever was, and he seems to have a more stern demeanor.

He's NOT one to blow kisses and beat his chest toward the cameras after winning by a missed FG. That's for sure.
 
Punxsutawney said:
Flores arguably got more out of less during his three years in Miami than anyone else during that time.

He's definitely clever from a tactical standpoint and showed great leadership keeping those Dolphins teams together and competing.

I do like Flores more for the job than many Steelers fans seem to, as he's every bit as deserving of another chance with different ownership as Stefanski was, IMO.

People viewing him as a Tomlin clone could not be more wrong. He's more innovative than Tomlin ever was, and he seems to have a more stern demeanor.

He's NOT one to blow kisses and beat his chest toward the cameras after winning by a missed FG. That's for sure.
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Not sure he is clever from a schematic standpoint.

For me he just hasn’t shown enough for the reasons I pointed out. I don’t see him as a Mike clone at all. He might even be opposite as Mike was a players coach not sure Flores will ever be accused of that.

I also want to say the Steelers already have a failed in the process out of the gates. They should have already requested Klint why they haven’t is puzzling .

By not requesting him they now have to wait until Seattle’s season is over.

It stinks of them being stuck in their old defensive approach / outlook.

Any process without at least bringing in Klint is a fail. The rats BTW did request one. So are you letting them get a leg up and possibly getting a better hire?

Wake up Steelers.
 
slashsteel said:
So as A I points out he has an impressive DC resume.

Those lack of playoff wins does concern me, I don’t want to see another long term bout of that. It is why Flores isn’t number 1 on my list. I have him I think 4th.

Some HCs come in and the next season or two seasons in they are already winning playoff games. So I will take even the possibility of a young up and coming coach known for his creativity over one who to date didn’t show that in his opportunity. Not sure that Flores is even the in game scheme you to playoff victory type with his innovative schemes. He looks more like the pressure you type and if there is a QB that is good at defending the blitz then what?
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Flores has an aggressive philosophy, but there is a lot more to it than just sending 5+ rushers every pass play and hoping for the best.

He devices a lot of interesting stuff behind the blitzes, and if it was that easy to adjust to, the Vikings defenses would have been getting worse over time with Flores, not better.

His "opportunity" in Miami was marred by those above him wanting to tank for high picks, but Flores was apparently too good of a coach for that to happen.

Flores ****** up publicly lashing out and suing Stephen Ross, no matter how much he deserved it.

It effectively got him shunned by the NFL owner fraternity for awhile.
 
SteelerFan448 said:
We've all seen the Steelers post more records for the lowest/worst performances in the past five years than the previous 4 decades combined. It was a collective effort to reach these lows. I still can't figure out how this team has looked like a bottom-5 NFL squad and finished .500 every year since Duck Hodges was QB. True Jekyll and Hyde type performances.
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This....100%.
 
Punxsutawney said:
Flores has an aggressive philosophy, but there is a lot more to it than just sending 5+ rushers every pass play and hoping for the best.

He devices a lot of interesting stuff behind the blitzes, and if it was that easy to adjust to, the Vikings defenses would have been getting worse over time with Flores, not better.

His "opportunity" in Miami was marred by those above him wanting to tank for high picks, but Flores was apparently too good of a coach for that to happen.

Flores ****** up publicly lashing out and suing Stephen Ross, no matter how much he deserved it.

It effectively got him shunned by the NFL owner fraternity for awhile.
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Uhuh what about his opportunities with the Vikings? That still hasn’t come with a playoff win.

Zero that is with Miami that is as a DC.

Are we excusing his whole tenure with Miami based on them wanting to tank a year? That smells more of excuses .

Sorry again for me he isn’t a top want . 4th isn’t a horrible slot for him, just not willing to make him higher than that.


Especially with Rooney showing he is willing to hold onto a coach we better have some inclination that he can be the guy that can win playoff games, a lot of them.
 
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slashsteel said:
Any process without at least bringing in Klint is a fail. The rats BTW did request one. So are you letting them get a leg up and possibly getting a better hire?

Wake up Steelers.
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They seem to like Klay Kubiak more for whatever reason, as they seemed to prioritize interviewing him over Klint.

It will be interesting to see if Klay is quickly scheduled for an in-person interview now that the 49ers are eliminated.
 
Punxsutawney said:
They seem to like Klay Kubiak more for whatever reason, as they seemed to prioritize interviewing him over Klint.

It will be interesting to see if Klay is quickly scheduled for an in-person interview now that the 49ers are eliminated.
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I like Klay too but I wonder if last nights showing was a little ding. I despise blowouts so it is worth looking into.

I do know the 49ers were riddled with injuries so I wonder how much of that should be factored in as they still beat the Eagles…
 
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