re: Coaching Changes Discussion - Chief locked up, what about rest?

Durkin is a better linebackers coach than Hagan

ITS HAPPENNNIIIINNNNGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

having anything CO means you don't have any.

I wouldnt be happy with a CO DC. NOSIR.

No one knows if they're getting co-DC titles. It sounded like Durkin would be the DC and call plays. Mattison might be a co-DC in terms of game planning, scheming, etc., but Durkin would call the plays. Mattison would also coach DTs with Price shifting to DEs. Durkin would have the LBs.

Honestly, this sounds like a pretty incredible combination. You get Mattison's years of experience and Durkin's youth and energy. Plus, having them as position coaches can only be a good thing.

So between Anderson and Hagan, who gets the boot?

Would assume Hagen, but B.J. is equally (if not more so) deserving of the boot.

That's the concern, but I'm sure Sumlin can sell anything.

Fire Hagen after Malik signs his LOI

As soon as there's a Nostraloochus, I'll say Liucci is as bad as Ketch

Refusing to let Hagen go could be why the DC search has come to a standstill. But Sumlin knows he has to have at least Hagen to retain Malik. Lose the coach, or lose the recruit... Sumlin is probably trying to extend this out long as he can.

But I do agree that if he had to give a coach the boot it's BJ Anderson. But this isn't high school where coaching staffs can easily be interchangeable to coach different departments on a team. Once you get to the college ranks, coaches are more like specialists, not coaches. I just hope Sumlin can figure this out because he's got 48 hours apparently. It's a complete rolling of the dice in a weird way. Either way could be good or bad.

The recent Kirk announcement really does help us a lot. Gives us another huge momentum swing for Malik to ride and commit to us no matter what Sumlin does.