Raiders Head Coaching Search

[JRaider17]

Figured having all the confirmed Head Coach candidates in one central place would be helpful. This post will continuously be updated.

First Round of Interviews
Broncos QB Coach/Passing Game Coordinator Davis Webb (Interviewed 1/7)
Chiefs OC Matt Nagy (Interviewed 1/8)
Broncos DC Vance Joseph (Interviewed1/8)
Former Browns HC Kevin Stefanski (Interviewed 1/8)
Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak (Interviewed 1/9)
Panthers DC Ejiro Evero (1st Interviewed 1/14)
Chargers DC Jesse Minter (Interviewed 1/14)
Packers DC Jeff Hafley (Interviewed 1/15)
Rams Passing Game Specialist Nate Scheelhaase (Interviewed 1/16)
Rams OC Mike LaFleur (Interviewed 1/16)
Rams DC Chris Shula (Interviewed 1/16)
Bills OC Joe Brady )Interviewed 1/18)
49ers OC Klay Kubiak (Interviewed 1/18)
Former Miami HC Mike McDaniel (Interviewed 1/19 in person)
Former Giants HC Brian Daboll (Interviewed 1/24)

Second Interviews
Panthers DC Ejiro Evero (Interviewed 1/20 in person)
Chargers DC Jesse Minter (Interviewed 1/20 in person)
Bills OC Joe Brady (Interviewed 1/26)
Broncos QB Coach/Passing Game Coordinator Davis Webb (Interviewed 1/26) - Withdrawn
Former Giants HC Brian Daboll (Interviewed 1/27)
Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak (Interviewed 1/31)


Other HC Openings
Giants - John Harbaugh
Falcons - Kevin Stefanski
Dolphins - Jeff Hafley
Titans - Robert Saleh
Cardinals - Mike LaFleur
Browns - Todd Monken
Ravens - Jesse Minter
Steelers - Mike McCarthy
Bills - Joe Brady

Other Coordinators
Chargers - Mike McDaniel
Titans - Brian Daboll

[raidersince63]

Overall, the Seahawks' offense was eighth in points per game and yards per game, sixth in yards per play and second in net yards per pass attempt. Darnold and Jaxon Smith-Njigba (NFL-leading 1,793 receiving yards) both made the Pro Bowl.

JSN is a monster...and I love the way Seattle moves him all around the field as the ball is snapped.

[heavyD]

https://12thmanrising.com/seattle-seaha ... to-raiders

I wonder if Shaheed follows him as he’s kind of followed Kubiak from NO to Seattle.

[BotesBoats]

Cousins has a good history with Kubiak. I wonder if he can't get a starting gig anyway, he comes here and is our bridge QB.

I have to believe he'll get a chance somewhere though.

[Rabidraider]

Running back Kenneth Walker III would be nice, but the cost could be too much with other areas needing priority.

[Attyla]

Cousins has a good history with Kubiak. I wonder if he can't get a starting gig anyway, he comes here and is our bridge QB.

I have to believe he'll get a chance somewhere though.

We do not need a bridge. We need a backup who is solid but a system guy. Kubiak's system likes QBs who can roll out and fire. But make no mistake, Mendoza will almost certainly be the starter day one. He is NFL ready so he needs the reps.

[DanKD]

Running back Kenneth Walker III would be nice, but the cost could be too much with other areas needing priority.

Walker is a starting nfl rb, he's not coming to be jeantys backup.

[raidersince63]

A diamond in the rough backup RB might be found on day 3.

[WNYRAIDER]

We do not need a bridge. We need a backup who is solid but a system guy. Kubiak's system likes QBs who can roll out and fire. But make no mistake, Mendoza will almost certainly be the starter day one. He is NFL ready so he needs the reps.

...and in addition to whatever we will still be on the hook with geno, whatever cousins would still demand as a 'bridge', could be used to fill some other holes....

[Viper]

Cousins has a good history with Kubiak. I wonder if he can't get a starting gig anyway, he comes here and is our bridge QB.

I have to believe he'll get a chance somewhere though.

Kubiak is taking the job with Mendoza being a big reason why. He’s going to implement a plan to work with his strengths and slowly bring him and his confidence along while adding pieces to support this.

[Willmark]

You don’t waste a year of a 1st round QBs cheap rookie contract if you have no other QB to go with. We don’t. This isn’t KC where they sat Mahomes because they had Alex Smith.

[BotesBoats]

Kubiak is taking the job with Mendoza being a big reason why. He’s going to implement a plan to work with his strengths and slowly bring him and his confidence along while adding pieces to support this.

I think so too, but I struggle coupling that with knowledge of Kubiak's system, which is heavily reliant on play action. This isn't something Mendoza is going to be proficient at for a while. I don't see Kubiak changing what he does to accommodate RPO's. I'm just struggling to see exactly how he would accommodate his system for a rookie QB who doesn't even have the muscle memory for play action drop backs.

The simplest solution that I can see is using a bridge QB until he's ready. Which we also know Brady will be pushing for.

[chucker]

Cousins has a good history with Kubiak. I wonder if he can't get a starting gig anyway, he comes here and is our bridge QB.

I have to believe he'll get a chance somewhere though.

IMO we don't want or need a bridge to win games for us. IMO Cousins doesn't have interest in being a mentor. Why would we invest in a bridge we don't need to be an uninterested mentor?

[chucker]

Kubiak is taking the job with Mendoza being a big reason why. He’s going to implement a plan to work with his strengths and slowly bring him and his confidence along while adding pieces to support this.

And if we need a starter because we want to ease Mendoza in, just start O'Connell or whoever we choose as a mentor. Winning games with that guy is not important.

[Attyla]

Why would Brady be pushing for a bridge? I think that is the exact opposite of what Brady wants. And Brady is an owner, not a coach. It is the coach's job to put the players on the field. I seriously doubt Kubiak wants to sit his shiny new toy. The history of first overall QB picks dating back quite a long time is that those guys play. The days of guys sitting is over. And Indiana plays a spread offense. It does contain some RPO but they mostly play a spread. Mendoza may not have played under center much and he needs to get his footwork fixed for that but that is the QB coach and OC's job to fix. And they will have time to do some of that before he starts week 1.

Best thing for Mendoza is to ramp up his game and that is done on the field. Hell, Ward started week 1 under the "QB whisperer" and he survived and he is not half the QB Mendoza is. Honestly, we do not need a bridge, we need a backup and a good one. Not some has been QB like Cousins history be damned.

[Raider_Dave]

I think so too, but I struggle coupling that with knowledge of Kubiak's system, which is heavily reliant on play action. This isn't something Mendoza is going to be proficient at for a while. I don't see Kubiak changing what he does to accommodate RPO's. I'm just struggling to see exactly how he would accommodate his system for a rookie QB who doesn't even have the muscle memory for play action drop backs.

The simplest solution that I can see is using a bridge QB until he's ready. Which we also know Brady will be pushing for.

I'm confident our Yale qualified QB can pick up the intricacies of play action in little time. It ain't rocket science.
He even talks about getting advice from Peyton Manning on play action here.