Well, if McCloughan is right, and the DC really is Gruden's call to make, I have zero problem with him taking a good hard look around. His own HC career will be heavily impacted by the success or failure of his new DC---he has to get it right.



Didn't even see Oparko on the 2015 list. Can see him Cofield, Bowen and possibly Pierre gone unless there's some serious restructuring. Not sure what's a normal pay for a LT but seems Trent needs a redo as well.

Agreed Om. Mangina though? Yikes.





Agree that Mangini seems like an outlier. Man was only a DC one year in his entire 15 year career career ... 2005 in NE. And not sure if it's true, but I read that he was apparently relieved of play-calling duties at some point during that year by Belichick.
Just not sure what the connection and/or attraction would be with this particular guy. Which is the same thing I said the day we announced we were talking to Jim Haslett about possibly coming here.
Ok I'll stop.
Former HC Eric Mangini is now scheduled to interview for the DC position tomorrow.
Maybe Wade didn't work out? Or it could be posturing.

The part in bold is apparently true, from what I've been able to find.
I'm just wondering, did Belichick by any chance have a part time bingo-caller take over as an interim at that point?
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