“I Thought Leftwich Was the Best Fit” - Rich Eisen on the Jaguars Hiring Doug Pederson as Head Coach
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- Опубликовано: 3 фев 2022
- Rich Eisen reacts to the Jaguars FINALLY naming a head coach, hiring former Eagles HC and Super Bowl Champion Doug Pederson to calm the waters in the wake of the short-lived but turbulent Urban Meyer era in Jacksonville.
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He won a SB with a backup QB vs Bill and Tom. He deserves the benefit of the doubt.
this dude spittin.
I would say that it isn’t about Doug himself (he’s more qualified that most of the candidates left, and I’d say all the ones who actually got hired). It’s just the overall optics of the league itself right now
He intentionally lost a game. Isn’t that against the integrity of the game? I thought the nfl protected the shield.
Then he lost his OC to the Colts and look at what he has done without Reich and what the Colts have done with Reich. (Spoiler Alert: Reich 38-30, Pederson 19-27)
Leftwich played QB in the NFL... Perdarson doesn't have that inside perspective like Byron does. Some more bullshit.
Wasn’t one of Leftwich’s major issues wanting rid of Baalke, it seemed obvious that Khan wasn’t going to dump Baalke so Pederson came in. Not that it’s a bad choice, Pederson is a good coach, a super bowl winner, but I still think the Jags problems continue more cos of Baalke than anything else
Made a lot of sense until you called pederson a good coach. He’s awful lol, nobody likes him, even Philly fans.
@@lucrative6477 I mean, there is a statue of him at their stadium and he won them their only super bowl just 5 years ago. Hes done more than most head coaches in the past decade or even 2 and won a superbowl with a backup QB.
@@lucrative6477 he still currently has more winning seasons that losing ones, a career winning record (regular and post-season) and has won a championship, if that doesn’t qualify as good (or decent, or passable, or any sort of positive appellation) I don’t know what does
The almost-universal opinion (not shared by Khan) is that Baalke is actually quite bad at his job. With the Jaguars, he was just camouflaged by the explosive diarrhea tire fire that was Urban Meyer.
@@SACarrow everyone saw that with Baalke at the end of his reign in San Fran
Jaguars wanted Leftwich but Leftwich did not want to work for current GM Baalke. He wanted more personnel and roster control.
Even Bill Belichick would be fired if Baalke draft for him the way he drafted for the 49ers.
"Willie Little: NFL Insider"
You don't act like a prima donna when you're looking at a chance to get your first NFL head job. Dumb. As it happened, the Jags hired a Super Bowl-winning coach.
@@richardernsberger5692 were McDaniels and Daboll acting like prima donnas when they brought in a GM they were familiar with? Leftwitch is also a super bowl winning coach
Yup… good request
I would’ve picked Caldwell bc if you can win in Detroit you can win anywhere lol
I still can’t believe Detroit fired him cause “9 wins ain’t good enough” then immediately went back to
@@christopherfrance970 And that's why the Lions are Oh for the last 65 years.
According to Rick Stroud, Leftwich removed his name from the Jags HC position. Stop making it seem that he wasn't hired because he was black
My first thought as well.. like oh here we go it's because of his race.
As a black man I agree, but only because I don't want them to patronize this shyt. This is something that needs to be taken with factual evidence and it's only gonna pile up the more these white coaches get hired. But I agree that this was a good hire for them.
I didn't get to watch the Rick Stroud show so I'll settle with Rich Eisens take
The owner is a minority.
Great hire for the jags. The only problem with that job is that it’s the jags.
Gonna be great for Lawrence.
Listen, Jags got a top QB, 2 nice RBs and 4 first rd draft picks if I'm not mistaken! This was the perfect time for any proven coach to come into the Jags! They'll make noise and rattle cages nx yr and make playoff appearance in 2yrs in my opinion!
@@michaelmckenzie6311 They don't have 4 first rd picks, those were previous years from the Jalen trade
Shi head
@@michaelmckenzie6311 Greetings from the future. Jags make the playoffs sooner than that 😀
Most of the other guys balked at Baalke being there
HA
🤔 Lol
I think the Jaguars needed an experienced NFL head coach. Thats why he was my first choice for the job
He’s got a Super Bowl win
There's always a reason.
@@humbleservant1294 So does Nick Foles . . .
While I believe Leftwich coming home would have been great for the fans, he doesn't get along with the GM and an extensive rebuild is a big ask for a first time head coach.
Doug is a safe choice with a lot of qualifications. I wish him all the best, but he's stuck with with a 💩 GM.
Leftwich doesn’t know how to coach
It would've been cool but I don't blame him for waiting to pull the trigger until he can set up a situation in which he has a chance to succeed.
Leftwich got benched for David Garrard
Here's the question: Did Brady make Lefty better or did Lefty make Brady better? Lefty is a second year OC. Let's see what he does without Brady before you anoint him a head coach.
Brady is Brady. He instructed Lefty.
I would certainly agree......IF Brady decides to retire this coming year,rest assured that the Bucs will go back to their uh,"winning ways".
Let me put it this way.....Leftwich is very much like Tebow--he doesn't have what it takes to get the job done.
@@johnsanabria3279 How do you know that? Why don't you take a look at Pederson's coaching credentials before coming to Philly.
It doesn't matter if he is good. He is black. That is the most important consideration.
good point.
Love your takes
Doug Pederson is a great coach and more importantly a solid person
“Solid person” yikes, decent coach, horrible person
Gosh Rich you always give great takes! Love your show always
There was no way the Jags were going with another Head Coach without NFL experience. Pederson is a great choice.
Leftwich said he wanted his GM, Kahn said no. That's how you get Pedersen. Not a bad pick but I though Jim Caldwell would be a better fit. He is familiar with the division and would be solid for Lawrence.
Familiar with the division? He last coached in that division in 2011, 10 years ago. There isn't a single human left in that division besides the owners
Caldwell is an underrated coach.
It’s a safe bet to say the Jaguars will be a better team next year. Full stop.
A very low bar to clear.
If and when it's not Pedersen will still be able to have a head coaching job in the NFL. So it really doesn't matter.
Great Take
Saying someone should hire Leftwich because of his skin is a bigger insult than him not getting an hc job at all.
Wait until we get a black owner and hire a all black staff I can tell you now teams will have a hell of a time getting talent
Post of day Skully
@@jacksonduval4995 why exactly?
@@onlyfinsmtg the same reason the best talent coming out of high schools are going to HBCU instead of these bigger schools. Go listen to D. Sanders
@@jacksonduval4995 you’re right. More black ownership is what the league really needs
We all wanted Byron but we’re very happy with Doug
This was exactly what Jacksonville needed an experienced Head coach with a winning history.
I gave up a long time ago that Shad will do the right thing.
Being a Jags fan is HARD.
"Do the right thing?" lol
It just always seems like the ownership and management don't want success. After they lost to the Patriots in the AFC championship, it was almost like, "whew! That was close! We need to trade these guys!"
Byron Leftwich made demands of a franchise before he was even hired. lol
Byron Leftwich more than likely will replace Bruce Arians as head coach after this season. Arians never stays once the pro bowl quarterback retires. Carson Palmer and now Tom Brady.
It’s time for Byron to run his own show . He has a lot of folks he can reach out to. I think re-tooling TB is a good project and since the nfc south looks wide open , TB will be competitive. Nothing better than Todd bowles having your back…
They'll find a reason not to hire him. Just give it some time. There's always a reason.
This is a great hire. Took too long though
Seems to me a coach that has a proven track record, like winning the Superbowl, is a better choice than someone with no head coach experience.
Entitlement is a hell of a drug....and im an immigrant sayin this
Dont@me
Coaching experience aside, Byron's offense is extremely predictable
@@roarbertbearatheon8565 that's pretty ironic to say considering what happened to Doug pederson after the eagles somehow won a Superbowl.
@@sangueblu3256 So why immigrate to such a horrible country? Pretty sure your native country could benefit from your talent and wisdom.
Happy for Doug P. Brought us our only SB. Will always root for him especially how he got screwed by Howie and Lurie in Philly smh.
The Trent Baalke effect
I read that Leftwich removed himself from consideration because he did not want to work with the current Jags GM.
If you go into a job interview and start making demands about GM and this and that potential employers will go find someone else. Why would an owner fire a GM just because and have to pay him a severance and have to pay a new GM after the dumpster fire season they had.
Maybe because no one likes that GM.
Ask Niners fans what they think of Baalke, then report back.
Baalke is almost universally loathed around the NFL, according to multiple reports.
@@JohnDrummondPhoto yeah and khan wasn’t gonna fire him so he’s not not gonna hire a guy that won’t work with him
@@captaincolt1611 leftwich pulled himself out of consideration. And can you blame him? This isn’t about the jags choosing to go in another direction. Byron has more options and more to consider than the jags do. If I was in his shoes I’d have said I’ll come if he’s gone, otherwise I’ll wait for the next opportunity. The jags under baalke isn’t an opportunity, it’s a short term paycheck.
Not talking this job may be the best decision of Byron Leftwich's professional career.
Jags got a solid coach. As a pats fan, I watched a coach who believed in his team and believed in his play calls. He isn’t afraid.. gotta love it. He definitely could’ve gone somewhere that’s established but he choose a young core.
Doug will do well down there, he was a great coach here in Philly, as someone else said, this guy won a SB with a backup qb….
Exactly how?
They chose Baalke over Leftwich. They don't wanna win.
Malcom Butler???? Oh, yeah, now i remember that night.
Well here’s the first thing about Leftwitch anyone notice how after Brady got to Tampa all of a sudden Leftwitch becomes a top candidate when he was hardly mentioned the year before? Don’t get it twisted I really wanted Leftwitch and I think n hope he’ll be a great HC but when I heard he didn’t want to work with the current GM I knew he wasn’t coming to Jacksonville but if he’s gonna ask for certain GMs to come to a team then we gotta see how he does without the GOAT. Owner didn’t wanna fire the GM for whatever reason so he finds a different HC. N he found one who’s won a Super Bowl as a HC. I knew Paterson was gonna be back Philadelphia was to quick to fire him to begin with.
Leftwich is a terrible coach he’s nothing without Brady
@@walkinator5869 how do you know he's a terrible coach though? He's only been an offense coordinator and or QB coach, a lot of these NFL coaches being hired are no different.
He had one year as an OC before Brady and the offense still put up massive numbers. He just continued an already going trend
Out of everyone though, I think losing out to Doug Pederson makes more sense than losing out to Eberflus or however you spell it. Leftwich will get a HC job soon though, I liked him and was shocked the Vikings never got an interview with him. But we interviewed Pat Graham🙄
"He's a hometown boy" (or whatever your exact words were) is a stunningly stupid justification for Leftwich being a good fit for the Jags job.
The best guy should always get the job no matter race
Urban meyer is the greatest head football coach in jacksonville jaguars history.
Byron Leftwich would have been a better choice - but 1). Doug Pederson is a good Super Bowl winning Coach, and 2). Leftwich can’t demand the exodus of GM Trent Baalke
Yeah, seems like more of a GM issue.
Leftwich couldn’t coach himself out of a Palter bag take away brady and he is the most unqualified coach in nfl
Of course you have to take the party like Rich.
after seeing what happened with their last rookie hire not shocking they went this route Doug is a good hire for a young QB
You can't just tell the owner what gm you want if you haven't been an hc before. I've never seen that happen.
Or don’t have the job.
Glad to see rich use the term “minority coach” and explain what it actually means.
2 of those 3 don’t count in the eyes of the NFL, but thank you for pointing it out
How come nobody realized white people are truly minorities in the NFL. Even more so in the NBA. Perhaps there should be a rule that teams need to try out at least 1 white cornerback every preseason. Because there aren't any. 🤔
@@ryanhobbs79 The ones claiming racism say that black people are thought to good enough to entertain, but not good enough to have positions of responsibility. The question is, “ is that true?”
This to me doesn’t sound like Rich, I believe it’s all how well you do in an interview. What Flores did in Miami was a terrible thing. Flores should become an activist or a politician. His downfall was his combative demeanor and how he treated his QB, players, coaches and staff. The 1-7 slow start and missing the playoffs again in 2 straight years was the last straw. I wish the media would keep their opinions to themselves. If you get paid big money, you’ve got to produce or you won’t be there very long.
How nobody talked about that Doug Pederson's system thrive with tall mobile QB's?
Northeast Louisiana University (ULM) alum….like me. I can pull for the Jaguars a little bit.
Regardless of the coach, to quote Tony Kornheiser "they are 2 years away from being 2 years away.
Boo hoo its not color Pederson is more qualified
Of course it doesn't matter what you think about Who should coach. It's not your call, the owner of the team can hire anybody he wants.
Now that Tom is out of Tampa, Leftwich may want to stay if they land another star at QB, but he'll definitely get a crack at a really good team if/when he wants to be a head coach.
The GM hiring made things crazy. Very few people want to work with Baalke.
Trying to stoke the fires!!
I like Doug Pederson, but sadly I think the situation in Jacksonville is such a mess that he will be out of there within two years.
They’re already making Byron Leftwich the new Eric Bienemy. It sounded like he was the frontrunner until he started making demands about the GM. Not defending Baalke but if you’re a young coordinator interviewing for a HC job and say that you’re not going to try to work with the GM, it’s going to leave a bad taste in people’s mouths. If I interview for a job and the CEO asks if I can work with one of the VPs I better say yes if I want the job.
I just don't understand why Rich didn't even bring it up. The way the media painted it, Leftwich was offered the job but counter offered that Baalke had to be gone
@@mooseclamps you know why he didn’t bring It up. It wouldn’t play with his angle that this is about race.
Honestly if it was any other gm, your probably right, Baalke is notoriously difficult to work with, and has a bad reputation around the league. He will throw anyone and everyone under the bus and accepts no accountability for the poor decisions he’s made as a gm. Players hate him, coaches hate him, and other executives hate him. This doesn’t damage leftwich’s credibility at all. He’s better off not taking this job and waiting for the next one.
And besides, if I don’t have the job yet, it’s not my place to make personnel decisions.
@@cityhawk the best time to negotiate is before you have the job, and in order to be an effective negotiator you have to be willing to walk away.
I personally wanted Byron but Pederson is a good coach and has a better resume. It’s not always about race, the NFL has done wrong but the media needs to stop trying to guilt trip teams into getting black coaches.
Best hire for jaguars and they will improve and be good team
Baalke is a joke of a GM
It’s clearly not the best fit if you have to fire the GM to hire him.
Yeah better to keep a GM no one else likes over a coach players do like.
These people are going to hire who ever they want, they are literally a private business and can do as they wish.
Actually private businesses have to follow federal hiring guidelines, just FYI. Don't be an apologist for tyranny of the workplace.
I hear all these people saying "You hire someone who is similar to you" and every time I hear that, I think it proves the point even further. Yes, quite often employers DO hire someone similar to themselves, and quite often, their race and color are a factor, whether subconsciously or consciously, it is a factor. And that is the issue. They can't look past their color or race and hire someone that has EVERYTHING they are looking for besides the skin tone... That being said, the hiring of Doug Pederson breaks that mold as Khan and Pederson are not the same race.
So you say all that then undermine your point completely!
All Pederson needs to do is change the bad culture Meyer left him and things will fall in place nicely in Jax.
Love ❤️ you Rich!!!
We all did
Doug is the best hire hands down
You know Byron Leftwich is a SB Champ coach as well. All be it he was an assistant coordinator for the Buccaneers. But he does have a SB victory underneath his belt as well. Yes he was not the head coach but he's a super bowl championship coach as well.
With that being said I would have made this higher too. The way he won his ring is way more impressive than what Byron did. This is a great hire. I'm a black man, I would have hired this coach too if I had the opportunity.
I would disagree......all because he played QB for them doesn't automatically make him right for the HC job. Nor does the discrepancy between he and Baalke. If it were his first time,I don't think he has the power to ask for such a request.....that has to be earned. I also don't see him as HC material--you either have it or you don't. It's no shame if you don't. He is safer at the co-ordinator level.
Unrelated, but I learned this recently and wanted to share. The phrase “all be it” is actually not a thing. The word “albeit” is the synonym for “although” that you’re looking for
@@XxDeadpool99xX Nice!
Didn't Leftwich say I won't work with baalke
“I Thought Leftwich Was the Best Fit” - Peterson will prove you wrong...
Rich, I agree that you know just as much as any GM or Owner. So does your average fan. I think Wink Martindale is the best HC candidate
Ask Burrow if he agrees😎
@@juantwo3 He played against the Ravens JV Defense. 7 starters were out. I love Burrow but he didn't see the real Ravens & Wink wasn't talking bad about Burrow. He was complimenting Rodgers and the media twisted it all around
Not to mention. Tampa Bay had the number 1 scoring offense the year before TB showed up. Prob the reason Tom chose the Bucs.
after this whole season of madness, jaguars are not in the position to take a first time head coach.. i was secretly hoping for byron because if it worked it would have been super cool.. but absolutely this was a no brainer to get an experienced coach . established and less risky.
The best "fit" is whoever they WANT to hire - the best fit for THEM.
Honestly though Leftwich staying with Tampa Bay is gonna be better for his career anyway. Either him or Todd Bowles is gonna be the heir apparent to Bruce Arians.
Pulled all his starters in the last game after they took the lead?
Could this be a reaction to the .lawsuit. Who wants ro hire someone who may sue them if they gey fired ?
Obviously Leftwich would have been the best fit, which is why the Jags didn't do it.
Pederson has a ring. Nuff said.
Not a J'ville fan, but it'll be a refreshing change to see a coach having an occasional smile and not looking so deadpan the whole time. Hopefully a little Dougie P will bring a little positivity down there, and I would like him to build T-Law and let us see what he's all about. Again, NOT a Jags fan.
Bflo already told us why Pederson benched Hurts. The Eagles were about to beat the Skins, but that would have hurt their Draft standings.
Question did they select Pederson to pay him lose games ? Lol 😂
You do realize that Pedersen has hardware only about 40 coaches have,you probably have never have been involved in any high level football,be willing to bet you were for some coach that is unproven also!!!
Lmao. Well Paterson has already won a SB so he probably wouldn’t care lol
Pederson intentionally threw the last game he coached.
Hey and the Tebow shot Rich was uncalled for,I guarantee Tebow would have been a very capable player,ya'll need yto stick with the best man and don't Worry about the AAH
I still think Pederson sucks !!! Time will tell!!!!
I guess it doesn't matter what you think Rich.
So @Rich Eisen, how do you think Leftwich did in answering the questions compared to Pederson? Oh that’s right you were not in the room!
I don't like the NFL interview rules. Why does everything have to be so public? Here is an example of why it's stupid. Say the Vikings become interested in Byron Leftwich since Jacksonville didn't fall through as expected. They cannot talk to him discreetly under NFL Rules. So, it could be an obvious issue with Kevin O'Connell if Byron or the Vikings were not interested. So, they probably wouldn't even bother making contact and there is no chance of another Black Coach getting a job. The Rooney rule is a joke as we saw this week.
The issue isn’t the coach anymore. It’s the gm lol. I hope for jags fans im wrong and the gm turns it around
Is like to see 49ers DC DeMeco Ryan’s get a HC Opportunity, Bills Leslie Frazier, Lions Aaaron Glenn and Chiefs E Bienemey
Can we stop doing the race thing? It’s exhausting. The Jaguars need to flip the scrip & did so perfectly with Peterson. Let’s leave it at that.
Leftwich had the best QB ever didn’t really need to call plays A team that had close to the #1 pick for ten years so let’s see how he does without Brady then if he does well he will be a good prospect.
Whoever in the studio called the firing of Doug Pederson stupid doesn’t know football. Doug was hindering this team. I wish him luck in his future endeavors and thank him for coaching this team to the SB but he was already growing long in the tooth here in Philly.
I wished the Jets hired Pederson. Great offensive mind.
The fact that we are saying that Leftwich should be hired because he’s black is crazy. Also there are 3 black GMs and they all hired white coaches.
Plus no coach wants to be hired because he's black, they want to be hired because they are the right guy with the right plan and the right attitude\philosophy.
Those 3 black GMs all work for white owners who have the final say too. Don’t forget that detail too
@@malcolmboy21 there’s an excuse. Anything to keep narrative alive
They offered Byron the job and he did not accept the position. They couldn’t force him to work for them against his will…. There is a name for that.
After the Superbowl win, Pederson had a Losing record in his last 3 years in Philadelphia (23-27), including 4-11 his last season. It's great that he got a second chance. I hope Jim Caldwel and his Winning record also get a second chance.
So, he had a winning record in the two years after the Super Bowl (19-16) and only a losing record in his last year. Math is hard, I know.
Good Job Eagles, best man for the job!!
Byron pulled his name from consideration Rich.
Did you interview Leftwich? Were you in the room during the interview?
No? Ok.
How would you know he was the best fit then?
I wonder why
Coz i think hell be the BUCS coach. Be patient byron ul get there.
If he will I hope for him they find a new QB by then
Maybe they just remember how Leftwich handled his time as a player in Jacksonville. His conduct during the QB competition with Garrard was deeply unimpressive and petty.
Never fails
No, no, no.... Leftwich would have been another disaster
Hometown guy with no NFL head coach experience is better than a super bowl winner with a backup quarterback playing against a belichick team?smh