HC --- TRACKING THE CANDIDATES

A quick update on the Head Coaching Search:

Second (In-Person) Interviews This Week
Tampa OC Dave Canales
Panthers DC Ejiro Evero
Rams DC Raheem Morris

Conducted Virtual Interviews Last Week, Team Still in Playoffs so can't interview in-person:
Ben Johnson
Mike Macdonald
Todd Monken

Conducted Virtual Interviews This Month:
Dan Quinn
Frank Smith
Bobby Slowik
Chris Tabor

Not Happening:
Bengals OC Brian Callahan - Hired as Titans HC
Eagles OC Brian Johnson - Never Interviewed

From that list I would guess the top 4 are Johnson, Canales, Slowik, Evero.

Of those, Canales and Slowik have been coordinators for 1 year.  Is a jump to HC too soon?

Canales experience: (Age 42)
Carson HS (CA) (2004–2005)

Offensive coordinator
El Camino College (2006–2008)
Special teams/tight ends coach
USC (2009)
Assistant strength coach
Seattle Seahawks (2010–2017)
Wide receivers coach
Seattle Seahawks (2018–2019)
Quarterbacks coach
Seattle Seahawks (2020–2021)
Passing game coordinator
Seattle Seahawks (2022)
Quarterbacks coach
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2023–present)
Offensive coordinator


Slowik: (Age 36)
Washington Redskins (2011–2013)
Defensive assistant
San Francisco 49ers (2017–2018)
Defensive quality control coach
San Francisco 49ers (2019–2020)
Offensive assistant
San Francisco 49ers (2021)
Offensive pass game specialist
San Francisco 49ers (2022)
Offensive passing game coordinator
Houston Texans (2023–present)
Offensive coordinator


Johnson: (Age 37)
Boston College (2009–2010)

Graduate assistant
Boston College (2011)
Tight ends coach
Miami Dolphins (2012)
Offensive assistant
Miami Dolphins (2013–2015)
Assistant quarterbacks coach
Miami Dolphins (2015)
Tight ends coach
Miami Dolphins (2016–2017)
Assistant wide receivers coach
Miami Dolphins (2018)
Wide receivers coach
Detroit Lions (2019)
Offensive quality control coach
Detroit Lions (2020–2021)
Tight ends coach
Detroit Lions (2021)
Passing game coordinator
Detroit Lions (2022–present)
Offensive coordinator

Evero: (age 43)
UC Davis (2005–2006)

Assistant coach
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2007–2009)
Defensive quality control coach
University of Redlands (2010)
Special teams coordinator & safeties coach
San Francisco 49ers (2011)
Quality control coach
San Francisco 49ers (2012–2013)
Offensive assistant
San Francisco 49ers (2014–2015)
Defensive assistant
Green Bay Packers (2016)
Defensive quality control coach
Los Angeles Rams (2017–2020)
Safeties coach
Los Angeles Rams (2021)
Secondary coach & passing game coordinator
Denver Broncos (2022)
Defensive coordinator
Carolina Panthers (2023–present)
Defensive coordinator


Of course there are other factors besides a resume.  Washington, Seattle, LAC, and Atlanta are all considered more desirable locations thanks to Dave and Nicole. I hope the Harbaugh domino falls soon. It seems Washington is a fav to get Johnson.  Have not heard Canales getting an interview in Seattle which is interesting...who are they targeting?  Slowik is getting a lot of interviews so the Panthers may have some competition there. I am thinking we may be down to Canales and Evero. Dan knows them both very well.

Just hope the Teppers listen to the football people this time.