When an NFL team hires a new head coach, they not only need to understand how that applicant will fit with the current organization, but what scheme they will bring, and who they will hire to carry it out.
It’s hard to imagine David Culley bringing in top flight offensive and defensive coordinators, which is likely why Tim Kelly and Lovie Smith were essentially given the 2021 nod by Nick Caserio, independent of Culley’s hiring.
Now, with Brian Flores, Jonathan Gannon and Ryan Fitzpatrick Josh McCown as the reported finalists for the current open head coaching role, Caserio apparently opened up the staffing chart and let the candidates cast their vision.