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[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe

Joe Banner on DeMeco Ryans:



https://www.the33rdteam.com/category...dinator-ranks/

Keep acting like your team’s issue this year was defense.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

Ah yes, blame Payton.

You guys were clamoring for Payton before Hackett was even fired.

And now that he basically told Denver to kick rocks, here comes the hit pieces to say it was all HIS fault. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I am not "you guys" I am an individual person. I'd love to have Payton, but I am not interviewing him. I've hired C-Levels, front line staff, and everything in between and it's a process. You think one person fits really well and then you interview more people and things change. What I want, since you seem to care, is the best coach we can get based on who is available.

Payton has no second interviews scheduled with any team based on current reports. Why do you suppose that is the case?

[TEX]

Originally Posted by Pablo

The only certainty that will come out of this coaching search is Denver will yet again be a bottom feeder regardless of the scapegoat wearing the headset

Exactly!

[Sassy Squatch]

Because he doesn't want any of the current jobs? It was already well established there was a more than 50% chance he'd be back at FOX before this process even started.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Because he doesn't want any of the current jobs? It was already well established there was a more than 50% chance he'd be back at FOX before this process even started.

Yep. It is pretty obvious that he really, really wanted the Chargers job. He would probably take the Cowboys job if it was available as well.

[Quesadilla Joe]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

Keep acting like your team’s issue this year was defense.

It was the HC. Our offense went from averaging 15.4 PPG under Hackett to 27.5 PPG after he was let go.

[Sassy Squatch]

No trolling here, if that tidbit about Payton fearing a potential power struggle with ownership after the interview is true, that's a horrible sign going forward for you guys. The ideal owner knows who to hire and to leave them well enough alone. The teams that are consistently in bad shape year over year are the ones with owners that constantly feel the need to meddle in football matters.

[Sassy Squatch]

That would also make sense that Harbaugh took 1 interview then announced his intent to stay at Michigan.

[DomCasual]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

No trolling here, if that tidbit about Payton fearing a potential power struggle with ownership after the interview is true, that's a horrible sign going forward for you guys. The ideal owner knows who to hire and to leave them well enough alone. The teams that are consistently in bad shape year over year are the ones with owners that constantly feel the need to meddle in football matters.

I disagree. I was definitely bullish on Payton when this all started. But with each day that has passed, I have felt less so. I don't want that guy having carte blanche with the organization. That doesn't mean I want him answering to George Paton. But I think that possibility isn't even on the table.

[Coochie liquor]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

They plan is to hire the right coach, not a specific coach. It may be Payton, it may be Harbaugh, it may be Ryans, it may be someone else. This isn't the old regime that leaks shit to the press with a specific candidate in mind. We'll all know when they announce it. These new owners are so ****ing rich that they do not care about anyone else's time table...ever.

Poor Farcia, this streak is really taking a toll on him. Used to be so full of fight and life….. now he’s just

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by DomCasual

I disagree. I was definitely bullish on Payton when this all started. But with each day that has passed, I have felt less so. I don't want that guy having carte blanche with the organization. That doesn't mean I want him answering to George Paton. But I think that possibility isn't even on the table.

Translation: I wanted Payton, but now that the realization has come that we aren't getting him, I don't want him anymore.

It was well established early on in the process that Payton wanted final say on personnel. You aren't fooling anybody.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by Coochie liquor

Poor Farcia, this streak is really taking a toll on him. Used to be so full of fight and life….. now he’s just

nah, that's just age. I don't have a problem with the Chiefs having their turn at the top. After 50 years of pure struggle to do anything of merit, you people were due and I am happy for you.

[BigCatDaddy]

I'm getting Romeo Crenell vibes from Demeco Ryan

[JohnnyHammersticks]

Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe

Klis has hunted down some info. Sounds like the Broncos were getting some Mike Tomlin vibes from DeMeco Ryans...

DeMeco Ryans emerges as a top Broncos head coach candidate https://t.co/gtHVjTwFBP via @9NEWS #9sports

— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) January 26, 2023

Spoiler!

San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans has emerged as a top candidate to become the Denver Broncos' next head coach.

Other Broncos’ head coach candidates remain in the mix including Dallas Cowboys’ defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, former New Orleans Saints’ head coach Sean Payton and former Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts’ head coach Jim Caldwell, according to a source. But Ryans appears to be a top choice.

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Broncos’ chief executive officer and owner Greg Penner has spent the last few days regrouping with the other involved owners--Carrie Penner, Rob Walton and Condoleezza Rice--as well as general manager George Paton. Penner appears to have taken a meticulous approach to the head coaching search, which includes follow-up conversations both inside and outside team headquarters to gain more information on the candidates and to gauge their interest in the top job.

If Penner wants to interview Ryans for a second time, he will have to wait until early next week. Ryans’ 49ers are playing Sunday against the Eagles in Philadelphia in the NFC Championship Game.

If the Broncos do visit with Ryans for a second time, Penner is expected to be joined by fellow owners Rob Walton and Carrie Walton Penner, who have been involved in the process.



When Penner began his head coach search process after firing Nathaniel Hackett with two weeks left in the regular season, his preference was to find someone with previous head coach experience. Why? The Broncos three previous hires for the position since 2017 – Vance Joseph, Vic Fangio and Hackett – were all first-time head coaches. None posted a winning season and all were fired before reaching the end of their respective four-year contracts.

But Penner also kept an open mind while seeking a dynamic leader who had a bit of an edge for his next head coach and he didn’t limit his 8 candidates to those with previous experience. While Jim Harbaugh, Raheem Morris, Quinn, Payton and Caldwell are candidates with previous NFL head coach experience, three did not – Ryans, the Broncos’ own defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and David Shaw, who recently stepped away as Stanford’s head coach.


Penner, co-owner Rice and Paton came away impressed with Ryans during their interview with him last Thursday in the San Francisco Bay area. And while Ryans’ coaching resume is thin in terms of experience compared to other NFL head coaches, so was Mike Tomlin’s before the Rooney family was blown away his by clear leadership command and hired him to be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach in 2007. Tomlin is still the Steelers head coach 16 years later as he has yet to experience a losing season.

Tomlin became head coach after just one year as a defensive coordinator. Ryans has been the 49ers’ defensive coordinator the past two years and was enormously successful each season. The 49ers were No. 3 in total defense in 2021 and tied for No. 9 in scoring defense, then became a postseason surprise with playoff upsets of the Cowboys in Dallas and Packers in Green Bay before nearly defeating the Rams in Los Angeles in the NFC Championship Game.

Although Ryans implements a 4-3 defensive system, it's possible Evero would return as the Broncos' defensive coordinator even though Evero runs a 3-4 defense as it will take a while for general manager George Paton to adjust his roster personnel.

BlowMo, here's believe-it-or-not only a "small" sampling from 49ers Webzone the day DeMeco Ryans' defense matched up against Reid and Mahomes a few months ago. The day we hung 40+ on them in their crib. Just in case you'd like to have some foreshadowing as to what the Orange Puddle would look like next season with Ryans as your HC. And he has much better talent on D with the Niners than he'd have next season with your Donks.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

I'm getting Romeo Crenell vibes from Demeco Ryan

I’m getting flashbacks to Vance Joseph myself