Who’s buying the hype and who wants an outside hire?
I’d prefer an offensive minded HC if he has to handle a rookie QB
AP grew between the Jets and Dolphins. He challenged at the perfect time, and he still has the locker room. The fact we kept it close yesterday is good enough for me to promote him and Champ to permanent roles.
Going forward, if we keep this level of play through the end of the season, AP and Champ need the promotions, then they need to get a true OC. Hardegree is ok, but yesterday showed he isn’t quite cut out to take on a real competitive team.
We need to draft a QB. AOC would make for a dependable backup and unless he starts looking like a future elite QB starting next week, we just can’t take the risk of not snagging a 1st round prospect. I want to get a top 10 QB asap as to not let our defense go to waste.
Finally, we need to upgrade our Oline. Getting a mid-to-top tier rookie QB isn’t any good if they have to scramble and check down every play. We need to be a vertical threat again in order to open up the run game, in turn elevating our offense inherently.
At the end of the day, it’s up to Mark, and we’re going to see a lot of media BS about prospective coaches since he has to interview people, but I hope he sees the difference AP and Kelly have made overnight. He can’t sleep on them in order to waste another huge contract for a more-than-likely bust of a coach. Give AP and Kelly a prove it year. IMO, worst case is that we’re middle of the pack next year again and then he should entertain an outside hire for those positions