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NGT: Lots of talk that Byron Leftwich is next HC for Jags

montanagiant : 1/26/2022 1:24 am
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Demetrius Harvey
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Can confirm, #Jaguars expected to hire Buccaneers OC Byron Leftwich as their next head coach, per multiple sources.

@E_Dilla
was on it first.
Good for him &  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 1/26/2022 3:40 am : link
them.
No idea if he will do well  
jvm52106 : 1/26/2022 5:06 am : link
Or not but, that is a great story of a guy "going home". If he were to do well and bring them back to winning ways that would be such a cool story.
Yes, that makes a ton of sense for them  
ZogZerg : 1/26/2022 6:31 am : link
It will be interesting to see how he develops Lawrence.
Leftwich is an interesting candidate.  
an_idol_mind : 1/26/2022 6:51 am : link
Would be interested in seeing the Giants interview him.
RE: Leftwich is an interesting candidate.  
robbieballs2003 : 1/26/2022 6:58 am : link
In comment 15575255 an_idol_mind said:
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Would be interested in seeing the Giants interview him.


Why would we do that? Schoen likes to interview guys he already knows. 🤦‍♂️
robbie..  
Sean : 1/26/2022 7:48 am : link
Sounds like you’d like to see Mara intervene and force more candidates. I’m sure all these GM candidates provided a short list at the time of the GM interviews.
That would be perfect  
Big Blue '56 : 1/26/2022 7:49 am : link
for him. Why not?
I like the idea of matching up an aggressive Offensive coach  
Heisenberg : 1/26/2022 7:50 am : link
with Lawrence.
Leftwich has had a nice career as an NFL player and coach  
NYGgolfer : 1/26/2022 8:02 am : link
so far. First round pick of Jaguars although his career never really materialized as a franchise QB. Wound up bouncing around a bit and won a Super Bowl with Steelers as a backup QB to Big Ben.

Later hired by Arians, who he knew from Pittsburgh, to be an assistant coach in Arizona and then followed him to Tampa to be his Offensive Coordinator there. Won a Super Bowl as a coach.

And now full circle to be the next Head Coach of his first pro team in Jacksonville. Lot of work to do there but wish him good luck and hopefully his success continues to turn that place around.
If you have some free time,  
Tim in Capital City : 1/26/2022 8:16 am : link
this is an excellent article from the Washington Post on Leftwich. He’s a DC guy, and the article was written prior to last Super Bowl. It starts with this story which (while maybe embellished) is like something out of the movies:
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The kid stood at one end of the H.D. Woodson High practice field with the rest of the JV football players. A stray football rolled toward him from the other end, where the varsity had gathered, so he picked it up and threw it back.
“Who threw that ball?” asked Bob Headen, the head coach at Woodson.

“Byron,” Headen remembers someone telling him.

“Tell him to do the same thing,” Headen said.

Byron Leftwich, a freshman wide receiver hopeful, rifled another laser beam. Headen waved him over and told Leftwich he liked how he threw. Leftwich wanted to play wideout, but Headen insisted he would become Woodson’s backup quarterback.



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If Jaguars hire Leftwich as head coach  
shadow_spinner0 : 1/26/2022 9:09 am : link
Bucs will get a third-round compensatory draft pick in this year’s draft and next. This rule is going to exclusively benefit good teams. Nobody hires coaches from bad teams
I had hoped that the Giants would interview Leftwich  
Greg from LI : 1/26/2022 9:14 am : link
.
Seems like this is a move to help Lawrence out  
Bear vs Shark : 1/26/2022 9:17 am : link
A former QB as a HC might bode well for him
In college I saw him get carried down the field  
WillieYoung : 1/26/2022 9:18 am : link
by two of his offensive lineman in a two minute drill because he couldn't run. Think he scored after that and won the game.
Leftwich was a pretty good QB  
Greg from LI : 1/26/2022 9:20 am : link
But he was an absolute statue in the pocket and took a beating. Got hurt several times as starter for the Jags.
RE: If Jaguars hire Leftwich as head coach  
Section331 : 1/26/2022 9:20 am : link
In comment 15575384 shadow_spinner0 said:
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Bucs will get a third-round compensatory draft pick in this year’s draft and next. This rule is going to exclusively benefit good teams. Nobody hires coaches from bad teams


I agree, I don't like the comp pick, it is bound to favor winning teams with bonus picks. Although Lions DC Aaron Glenn is expected to interview for the NO job, but I suspect he is a Rooney Rule interview (NO is allegedly hiring Dennis Allen).
Good luck to him  
Lines of Scrimmage : 1/26/2022 9:59 am : link
Always liked him and he has been with Arians a long time to help prepare. Hopefully he can assemble a strong staff. I think they are also moving on from the GM after the draft.
I remember thinking  
Blue92 : 1/26/2022 10:25 am : link
Leftwich was going to be a stud QB in the NFL. I guess the slow delivery ultimately caught up with him at the NFL level. Wish him all the best as a HC. I loved him in that one bowl game when he was at Marshall and his linemen had to carry him to the line of scrimmage on the final drive.
one interesting thing I read about Leftwich  
Giantsfan79 : 1/26/2022 1:29 pm : link
and apparently the players love him for it - he will ask players during the season about the incentives for production goals and then try to work it into the gameplan to get everyone the most money their contracts allow.

It's interesting because the article stated many players had never before played for a coach like that, hence the love and loyalty for him, but there are very real cap implications if every offensive player is unlocking all their bonus payments.
RE: Good luck to him  
FStubbs : 1/26/2022 1:38 pm : link
In comment 15575478 Lines of Scrimmage said:
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Always liked him and he has been with Arians a long time to help prepare. Hopefully he can assemble a strong staff. I think they are also moving on from the GM after the draft.


They should - the scuttlebutt from all the leaks was that their GM was an even worse human being than Gettleman and Pettit.
RE: Good luck to him  
FStubbs : 1/26/2022 1:39 pm : link
In comment 15575478 Lines of Scrimmage said:
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Always liked him and he has been with Arians a long time to help prepare. Hopefully he can assemble a strong staff. I think they are also moving on from the GM after the draft.


I wonder how it works in Tampa where his QB was winning Superbowls before he even entered the league.
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