Athletic’s Chiefs beat writer: Michigan zeroing in on Joe Cullen for DC

Older SI article about Cullen making changes in his life... For his sake alone, regardless of any potential affiliation with Michigan, I hope things are as SI presents them. https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/10/10/joe-cullen-baltimore-ravens-coach-dui-arrest-detroit-lions-alcoholism-recovery-naked-wendys-comeback

I can only hope he is the right coach at the right time. Aside from the coaching, I admire anyone who can address the disease of addiction and remain sober for 18 years. He's a far better man, husband, father and coach as a result of facing his problem and dealing with it.

Y'all know he was hired to be Urban Meyers DC in Jacksonville. Not sure whether this speaks to his judgement and competence or his ability to survive a train wreck.  

IYKYK... 

People love to talk about people’s issues and laugh at them it’s how things are until that glass house situation arises.  

Exactly this. When the woman was caught in adultery that is what Jesus said and he was likely writing their sins in the sand to prove a point. Many people who are mad about this potential hire because of his past are the same as the religious leaders back in the day and even the religious fanatics today that have a set of rules that they pretend to live up to and point out someone else every time they feel someome doesn’t follow their rule. Perverse distortion of the Truth. You can have love and Truth at the same time. Weve been programmed to seek out anger and offense. 

The great thing about Door Dash and contactless delivery is that you can really have your nocturnal culinary nudity with none of the indecent exposure. 

Sounded like Clink is probably gone?

This is where “let the dust settle” really matters. Suppose for a moment that Moore wasn’t confident in Elston or Clink to be DC, but Cullen is a guy many believe to be ready to design and call a defense. Cullen is interested; it becomes clear that Moore is going somewhere outside the current staff for DC. 

It’s not unreasonable, in this hypothetical scenario, to think that Elston and/or Clink aren’t opposed to being at Michigan but are interested in growing their careers. Both, we know, have been position coaches for quite a long time without moving up. If they stay here they keep doing the same thing, which may be fine, but doesn’t show much in the way of potential for growth—if you’re passed over when continuity is the key issue this year, Michigan isn’t going to tab you next time, either. So if the DC option is closed, how else do you grow your career? Well, there is now someone in the NFL who would like to hire you.

The timing seems weird, but what if it isn’t? Cullen is, after all, about to coach in the Super Bowl. If Elston and Clink waited to see how the staff shook out, and now it’s basically clear it’s Cullen or someone like him, and that’s when they go… that’s not the scenario most are upset about.

I have no inside info and I’m not saying it’s fact. And this is all rumor anyway—things could go crazy south still. But this is why there’s value in waiting to see how things play out. Because this scenario fits the facts and murmurs as much as the “Harbaugh is getting personal” and “Warde is refusing to pay anybody” scenarios and has at least as much factual backing. 

Osborn is the DL coach for the ravens why would he leave for the same position?

So he wants to be Cullen the shots

Losing successful assistants to the pros really isn't that bad of a thing.  Certainly nothing like losing your head coach.

It gets old when it's your HC. Personally, I want Assistant coaches to be successful and be promoted to NFL coordinator jobs or HC jobs.

2024 depends on the defense, if we keep this group we will have a very successful season. If Cullen comes in and gets guys like Grant and Graham to stay, I think it trickles( back ?)to the rest of the guys.  

There's a ton of turnover at coordinator positions on good teams.  UM at least tends to have guys going to better spots or the pros, which is something you can sell versus, say, PSU being in their 8th OC under Franklin because he keeps firing them.

It's not just nfl coaches - college HCs are bailing on their jobs to go be nfl coordinators!

College football is a mess, and there's no answer for it. The ncaa dragged its feet on compensation for athletes until they lost every case, and now have largely thrown up their hands on enforcement- as long as you aren't buying players cheeseburgers! 

I told anyone who'd listen that the last 4-team, non-unlimited transfer, pre-NIL players cfp would essentially be the last "college" football championship we'll see.

Unless & until the college powers that be get this mess straightened out...