Thoughts on Coach Da Prato

[bowman1]

26 minutes ago, thekidnapper said:

That all makes sense but why of all of our staff members did he get this opportunity? If it's just filling a void, why not give it to a former head coach like Chad Morris?

 

18 minutes ago, Ghostbuster said:

I heard a few explanations like 'as special teams coach he already works with both offense and defense' and 'dont want to distract other coaches with too much more responsibility'

In addition, I believe that he is the highest ranking coach who has been on staff since 2020 - that gives him some better familiarity with the players and vice versa

[Grateful Dad]

2 minutes ago, bulloni said:

3-0 and he gets the job.

The Times specifically mentioned Kelly isn't ruling out De Prato if we finish strong

True, but Kelly didn't rule anyone, including Gruden, out.  He is too professional to do that right now.

[BrowardBull17]

59 minutes ago, BullsFanInTX said:

He's getting 3 games of experience right now.  That's not a big sample size, but you can gauge a lot over the course of 3 games.  Did he drastically improve the team.  Did he improve the defense.  Did guys play hard for him.  Does he capture the locker room, etc.

What if he really is the next equivalent of Jose Fernandez, and you pass up on him.

No. 

[usfsig]

I doubt he gets the full time gig. Larry Scott went 4-2 as interim at Miami and didn't get the job. ADs want splash hires to get the fan base excited again and wash their mouths of the bad taste from the prior regime. Whether the new coach wants to keep any staff members is on him.

[Outlaw]

1 minute ago, usfsig said:

I doubt he gets the full time gig. Larry Scott went 4-2 as interim at Miami and didn't get the job. ADs want splash hires to get the fan base excited again and wash their mouths of the bad taste from the prior regime. Whether the new coach wants to keep any staff members is on him.

Washing out the bad taste of failure  and replacing with with wins should be very high on Michael Kelly's list.

[thekidnapper]

3 hours ago, Outlaw said:

Washing out the bad taste of failure  and replacing with with wins should be very high on Michael Kelly's list.

[bulloni]

4 hours ago, usfsig said:

I doubt he gets the full time gig. Larry Scott went 4-2 as interim at Miami and didn't get the job. ADs want splash hires to get the fan base excited again and wash their mouths of the bad taste from the prior regime. Whether the new coach wants to keep any staff members is on him.

Agreed, I’ve gotten the impression that Kelly wants a guy who is an easy sell to the fanbase and an interim who was here Scott’s entire tenure would leave a lot of people uneasy. Ive seen the Willie Simmons chatter but I’d be surprised if the guy isn’t one of these 5:

Dan Mullen, Tom Herman, Deion Sanders, Jamey Chadwell, and Matt Rhule.

 

[Bull Matrix]

10 hours ago, BullsFanInTX said:

I watched his press conference and was impressed.  He looks like he can get players to run through a brick wall for him.

Kind of reminds me of Shamus from WWE.  

[hm101]

He's a baller and we will outperform with him and Sims

[Rocky Style]

He said all the right stuff especially having fun in these last games.  This avoids the cloud of doom hanging over.