Hawk HC poll

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Mr. Smith goes to Washington......State?

Frank Smith
Miami Dolphins
Position: Offensive coordinator
Personal information
Born: February 21, 1981 (age 42)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Career information
High school: Cedarburg (Wisconsin)
College: Miami (Ohio)
Career history
As a coach:
Miami (Ohio) (2004–2005)
Graduate assistant
Butler (2006)
Offensive line coach
Butler (2007–2009)
Offensive coordinator & offensive line coach
New Orleans Saints (2010–2014)
Assistant offensive line coach
Chicago Bears (2015–2017)
Tight ends coach
Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders (2018–2020)
Tight ends coach
Los Angeles Chargers (2021)
Run game coordinator & offensive line coach
Miami Dolphins (2022–present)
Offensive coordinator
Coaching stats at PFR
Frank Smith is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously been a coach for the Los Angeles Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and Chicago Bears.

Coaching career
New Orleans Saints
In 2010, Smith was hired by the New Orleans Saints as their assistant offensive line coach. During his time with the Saints, Smith supported the offensive staff in game preparation and assisted with the offensive line. From 2010 to 2014, the Saints offensive line allowed just 143 sacks, third fewest in the NFL. Four Saints offensive linemen were named to the Pro Bowl during Smith’s time with the unit: T Jermon Bushrod, G Jahri Evans, G Ben Grubbs and G Carl Nicks. Evans was named first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press three times (2010–12) and Nicks earned the honor once (2011).

Chicago Bears
In 2015, Smith was hired by the Chicago Bears as their tight ends coach.

Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders
On January 13, 2018, Smith was hired by the Oakland Raiders as their tight ends coach under head coach Jon Gruden.

Los Angeles Chargers
In 2021 he worked as the run game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Chargers.

Miami Dolphins
On February 14, 2022, Smith was hired by the Miami Dolphins to serve as the team's offensive coordinator under newly-hired head coach Mike McDaniel.[1]

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https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=5 ... =919&dpr=1

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Dolphins OC seems like a good idea.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/s ... asontype/2

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Hopefully they are just getting the DEI Rooney Rule interviews knocked out with Morris and Evero and giving Quinn a courtesy interview out of respect for his service to the SB teams. I guess Evero seems decent but I want an offensive minded HC.

By Bob Condotta
Seattle Times staff reporter
Five days after the stunning news that Pete Carroll was out as the Seahawks’ coach, there finally was news on who might become his successor.

And to no surprise, among those reportedly on the list of NFL assistant coaches Seattle plans to interview is Dan Quinn, currently the defensive coordinator for the Cowboys. Quinn is considered a favorite for the job due to his Seahawks ties — he was their defensive coordinator in 2013 and 2014 when Seattle played in the Super Bowl and was defensive line coach in 2009-10.

According to reports from ESPN and the NFL Network, the Seahawks also submitted requests to interview three other NFL assistants — Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator Frank Smith.

Teams can conduct virtual interviews this week and in-person interviews beginning Monday with coaches who are employed by NFL teams. Teams can interview college coaches or those not employed in person at any time.

Here’s a breakdown of each candidate:

Quinn
Quinn, 53, is widely expected to land one of seven current NFL head-coaching openings after deciding last year to stay with the Cowboys.

Though Dallas had a surprisingly tough ending to its season with a stunning 48-32 loss to the Packers on Sunday, Quinn is highly regarded for his long history of success as a defensive coordinator as well as a stint as the Atlanta Falcons’ coach from 2015-20 in which he led them to the Super Bowl following the 2016 season. He went 43-42 overall before being fired early in the 2020 season with the team at 0-5.

Quinn was immensely popular in the Seahawks locker room during his time as the defensive coordinator. They finishing first in fewest points and yards allowed each season.

“A defensive mastermind,” former Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright once said of Quinn.

Quinn is close with Seahawks general manager John Schneider — who is heading the search — as well as many other longtime members of the organization.


Seattle, however, will have competition for Quinn. The Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Commanders and Los Angeles Chargers reportedly have also asked to interview him this week.

Morris
Morris, 47, has been the Rams’ defensive coordinator for three seasons but is best known for his head-coaching stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2009-11, when he went 17-31.

Morris also took over as interim coach of the Falcons when Quinn — with whom he has close ties going back almost three decades — was fired in 2020 and went 4-7.

Most of Morris’ coaching experience is on the defensive side. He also served as assistant head coach, receivers coach and passing game coordinator under Quinn with Atlanta from 2017-19.

Morris was an assistant for all of Quinn’s Atlanta tenure from 2015-20. Quinn took over as Atlanta’s coach following his two-year defensive-coordinator stint with Seattle.

Morris, a native of Irvington, N.J., played safety at Hofstra from 1994-97, overlapping during a time when Quinn was on the staff there as defensive line coach from 1996-2000.

Evero
Evero, 43, just completed his first season as Panthers defensive coordinator after being the Denver Broncos’ defensive coordinator in 2022. He also was interviewed by the Falcons for their head-coaching position, the team announced Sunday.

Evero also was a Los Angeles Rams assistant from 2017-21, serving as defensive passing game coordinator and secondary coach when LA won the Super Bowl following the 2021 season. He was an San Francisco 49ers assistant on Jim Harbaugh’s staff from 2011-14 and stayed on under Jim Tomsula in 2015 in several different roles.

The Broncos ranked seventh in fewest yards allowed in 2022, and the Panthers were fourth in 2023 despite finishing 2-15. During his year in Carolina, the team’s general manager was Scott Fitterer, a longtime Seahawks personnel exec who was fired after the season but has a close relationship with Schneider.

Evero was born in Colchester, England, but grew up in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., were he attended Alta Loma High School. He played college football at UC Davis, starting at safety for three seasons and was named a Division II All-American twice. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Raiders in 2004 before moving into coaching.

Smith
Smith, 42, has primarily an offensive background. He has worked as the offensive coordinator the past two season for the Dolphins under coach Mike McDaniel.

He also has been the assistant offensive line coach of the Saints from 2010-14, tight ends coach for the Bears from 2015-17, tight ends coach of the Raiders from 2018-20 and run game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Chargers in 2021.

Smith was a three-year starter on the offensive line for the University of Miami (Ohio) from 2001-03 when the team’s quarterback was Ben Roethlisberger.

The Dolphins led the NFL in yards gained this season and were second in points scored before losing a wild-card game Saturday to the Chiefs, 26-7.

The NFL’s Rooney Rule requires teams to interview at least two external minority candidates for head-coaching vacancies. Interviews with Morris and Evero would appear to fulfill that requirement.

[Michael K.]

My buddy texted me today and said we are interviewing the Giants OC. What the Fuck? Why?

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My buddy texted me today and said we are interviewing the Giants OC. What the Fuck? Why?

No clue. And he is white so can't even blame it on the Rooney rule.

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Aren't there any candidates with Head Coaching experience? You know, like Chuck Knox, Mike Holmgren, and Pete Carroll all had?