The beauty of Josh is that he is zero risk to ever leave.After 5 years of watching the offense sputter, I'm on the Johnson train. We have the quarterback. We need some players. And we need a coach who can drive the car on the offensive side of the ball. I'm also fine with Vrabel especially if he comes with McDaniels. And doubly so if he comes with McDaniels and Saleh.
Hire Vrabel and target the next Ben Johnson for OC. All the wunderkind offensive guys don't get instantly poached and run off for the first HC jobs that come calling. See: Johnson, Ben.After 5 years of watching the offense sputter, I'm on the Johnson train. We have the quarterback. We need some players. And we need a coach who can drive the car on the offensive side of the ball. I'm also fine with Vrabel especially if he comes with McDaniels. And doubly so if he comes with McDaniels and Saleh.
This is where I am. I hope they asked Johnson in the interview who he would choose to bring on as OC, and the Pats can go ahead and grab him now to add him to Vrabel's staff. Not that it would ever happen, but a man can dream.Hire Vrabel and target the next Ben Johnson for OC. All the wunderkind offensive guys don't get instantly poached and run off for the first HC jobs that come calling. See: Johnson, Ben.
He worked with the OL and TE in Cleveland this year. This team needs an asshole after the clown show soft tenure of Jerod Mayo not holding any players accountable.I’d prefer Johnson - but with Vrabel I assume (hope) they are looking to mirror the Detroit model of a “leader of men” surrounded by talented coaches.
My concerns with Vrabel continue to be his lack of offensive expertise, conservative style informed by his playing days, and his poor ending/relationship with folks in Ten. He seems like a bit of an ass at times (like BB).
That'd be ideal, but getting the right wunderkind seems like a gamble. I'd rather grab Johnson up front .Hire Vrabel and target the next Ben Johnson for OC. All the wunderkind offensive guys don't get instantly poached and run off for the first HC jobs that come calling. See: Johnson, Ben.
Honestly if it were something like Johnson and John Fox, I'd strongly prefer it. I think way too many people are putting too much weight on "have to be good year 1" vs... who is better over the life of his 4-5 year contract.Vrable + McDaniels > Ben Johnson and whoever he brings. Yes Ben Johnson is a great offensive mind, but he'll need strong staff around him as he'll be busy running the team. I think Vrable brings stability and he's a good coach.
Agreed. I'm fine either way but Vrabel would be my preference.I think Vrable is being underestimated because of the shiny new thing