Next head coach?

[JerkFace]

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[RON_IN_OC]

LaFleur as HC with Morris as DC would be all good with me.

What about Vance, Webb, Morris?

 

[RON_IN_OC]

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Good thing the transfer portal is already closed.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

I had some fun with ChatGPT, asking it to connect the 6 most talked about candidates for the Cardinals. It's long, but pretty cool.

Here’s a breakdown of coaching connections (work relationships, shared staffs, or tree-style links) among the six NFL coaches you asked about: Anthony Weaver, Vance Joseph, Anthony Campanile, Davis Webb, Thomas Brown, and Mike LaFleur.
Team / Staff Overlaps
1. Anthony Weaver & Vance Joseph
Both have NFL defensive coaching backgrounds but have not been on the same staff together.
Weaver coached defensive line or coordinated defenses at Jets, Bills, Texans, Ravens and Dolphins. Joseph coached defensive backs and later became a defensive coordinator at multiple teams. There’s no direct teammate or staff overlap in publicly documented histories. �
Wikipedia +1
Connection (Indirect): Shared NFL defensive coaching ecosystem
Both have been prominent defensive coordinator candidates around the same coaching carousel cycles (e.g., Cardinals, Ravens, Broncos hiring talk). They are part of a broader defensive coaching network but don’t have direct shared stops. �
NFL.com +1
2. Anthony Campanile & Anthony Weaver
No direct overlap on the same coaching staff.
Campanile previously coached linebackers with the Miami Dolphins (before moving on to Packers and Jaguars). Weaver has coached in Miami too — but not at the same time that Campanile was on staff, according to available histories. �
Wikipedia +1
Connection (Indirect): Miami Dolphins coaching tree
Both spent time in Miami’s coaching ranks, connecting them through the broader Dolphins network (though not overlapping chronologically). �
Wikipedia
3. Davis Webb & Vance Joseph
Davis Webb is on the Denver Broncos coaching staff as quarterbacks coach / offensive pass game coordinator under head coach Sean Payton. Vance Joseph is the Broncos’ defensive coordinator. �
NFL.com +1
Connection (Direct): Same team staff
Web and Joseph are both currently coaches with the Denver Broncos (offense and defense) — this is the clearest direct professional connection among the six. �
NFL.com
4. Thomas Brown & Mike LaFleur
No documented shared stops, but both have roots in working under/with prominent NFL offensive systems:
Brown coached under Sean McVay with the Rams and later in New England and Chicago. �
Wikipedia
Mike LaFleur also spent time with Sean McVay’s 49ers-Rams connection through Kyle Shanahan and McVay lineage. �
Wikipedia
Connection (Indirect): Offensive coaching tree overlap
They both draw from influences tied to the Sean McVay / Kyle Shanahan offensive coaching circles — meaning they share stylistic or tree-based influence even if not on the same staff at the same time. �
Silver And Black Pride +1
Less Direct / Network-Style Connections
Anthony Campanile & Vance Joseph
Both have defensive credentials and have been noted in head-coach interview cycles for multiple teams in 2026 — another network overlap (e.g., Cardinals interest list). �
NFL.com +1
Thomas Brown & Davis Webb
While they’re on offense, their NFL coaching progression places them in a category of rising offensive assistants considered for coordinator and head-coach interviews — part of the emerging offensive coaching pipeline in the 2025-26 cycle. �
SB Nation
Mike LaFleur & Vance Joseph / Anthony Weaver
Though LaFleur is offensive, all three names frequently appear together in coaching search lists for head-coaching interviews later this offseason — another context where NFL coaching circles bring them into the same conversation. �
NFL.com
Summary of Direct Connections
Shared Connection?
Coaches
How Connected
Davis Webb & Vance Joseph
Yes
Both on the Broncos coaching staff (offense/defense) �
NFL.com
Thomas Brown & Mike LaFleur
Indirect
Both influenced by McVay/Shanahan offensive coaching circles �
Silver And Black Pride
Anthony Weaver & Vance Joseph
Indirect
Part of similar defensive coaching circles but not same staff �
Wikipedia
Anthony Campanile & Anthony Weaver
Indirect
Miami Dolphins coaching tree albeit not overlapping �
Wikipedia
Thomas Brown & Davis Webb
Indirect
Both are rising offensive coaches in 2026 cycle �
SB Nation
Other pairs
No direct team links
No shared staff or coaching tree connection found
If you want, I can also map out their coaching trees visually (who worked under whom) or trace where their first NFL coaching jobs intersect historically.

Here’s a coaching-tree style map of how these six NFL coaches are connected — either by working under the same head coaches, on the same staffs, or through broader coaching trees and influences. I’ll lay it out clearly so you can see the relationships and where they intersect.
Coaching Tree and Connections Diagram
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+------------------+
| Sean Payton |
+------------------+
|
--------------------------+----------------------------
| |
Davis Webb (Broncos O-PC/QB) Vance Joseph (Broncos DC)
| |
| *Both on Broncos staff since 2023* |
+-------------------------Same team------------------+
|
Sean Payton’s Broncos
|
---------------------------------------------------------
| | | |
(Others on staff) (Potential interviews, ... ...
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McVay/Shanahan
+----------------------------------------------+
| |
Thomas Brown | Mike LaFleur |
(Rams, Bears, | (Rams OC) |
Patriots) | |
+----------------------------------------------+
*Both worked in similar offensive
coaching trees* (Sean McVay /
Shanahan-influenced staffs)
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Miami Dolphins
|
+------------------------------+
| |
Anthony Weaver (DC) Anthony Campanile (DL coach past)
| |
Ex-Ravens + multiple NFL roles |

(Note: They didn’t overlap together, but both spent time
with Dolphins staff, linking them in that coaching ecosystem.)
Detailed Connections Between the Coaches
1. Davis Webb & Vance Joseph
Direct workplace connection: Both are on the Denver Broncos coaching staff — Webb as offensive pass-game coordinator / quarterbacks coach and Joseph as defensive coordinator. �
SI +1
2. Thomas Brown & Mike LaFleur
Indirect coaching-tree connection:
Thomas Brown developed much of his NFL coaching pedigree under Sean McVay with the Rams and later NFL roles influenced by McVay-style offense. �
Wikipedia
Mike LaFleur also has ties to that same offensive coaching lineage — he coached with the 49ers and then the Rams (offense) and carries influences that intersect with the McVay/Shanahan tree through shared philosophies and staff overlaps. �
➤ They never were staff-mates, but they share philosophical/lineage connections because they worked in overlapping offensive systems influenced by the same modern NFL trend-setters.
Wikipedia
3. Anthony Weaver & Anthony Campanile
Both have NFL resume links through the Miami Dolphins’ coaching ecosystem:
Weaver was defensive coordinator for Miami. �
Baltimore Ravens
Campanile spent time as linebackers coach for Miami. �
➤ They don’t overlap on the same year, but they are connected through the Dolphins’ defensive staff pipeline.
Wikipedia
4. Anthony Weaver & Vance Joseph
Both long-time defensive coaches in the NFL, but they haven’t been on the same NFL staff simultaneously.
Weaver has been with Jets, Bills, Texans, Ravens, Dolphins. �
Wikipedia
Joseph has coached for 49ers, Texans, Bengals, Dolphins, Broncos, Cardinals. �
➤ While they share genres (defensive coaching), there’s no direct overlap of staff or head-coach lineage that ties them together beyond the broader NFL defensive coaching world.
Wikipedia
5. Anthony Campanile & Vance Joseph
Both built defensive coaching careers in the NFL, but again, no documented shared staffs or direct reporting relationships.
Campanile’s NFL stops: Dolphins → Packers → Jaguars. �
Wikipedia
Joseph’s extensive NFL path: 49ers → Texans → Bengals → Dolphins → Broncos → Cardinals → Broncos. �
➤ The only indirect connection is that they both passed through the Dolphins coaching establishment at different times.
Wikipedia
6. Thomas Brown & Davis Webb
Both offensive coaches, but have no shared stops.
Brown’s path incl. Rams → Panthers → Bears → Patriots under various head coaches. �
Wikipedia
Webb has been in Denver since entering coaching. �
➤ They share offensive domain expertise, but no tree or direct overlap.
Wikipedia
7. Mike LaFleur & the Other Defensive Coaches
Though playing on offense, LaFleur does not intersect professionally with the defensive coaches above (Weaver, Joseph, Campanile) via shared staffs — only via the broader NFL coaching landscape.
Big-Picture Takeaways
Strongest Current Staff Link
Davis Webb ↔ Vance Joseph: Same team — Denver Broncos. �
SI
Shared Coaching Trees / Philosophies
Thomas Brown & Mike LaFleur: Connected through the Sean McVay/Shanahan offensive coaching tree — influencing modern NFL offenses even if they weren’t staff-mates. �
Wikipedia +1
Organizational Ecosystem Overlaps
Anthony Weaver & Anthony Campanile: Both spent time with the Miami Dolphins — linking them to the same organizational coaching ecosystem (though at different times). �
Baltimore Ravens +1
General Defensive Coaching Network
Anthony Weaver, Vance Joseph, and Anthony Campanile: These three are part of the broader NFL defense coaching community, sharing the professional sphere but without direct staff overlaps.
If you want, I can annotate this into a visual timeline chart showing years, teams, and staff overlaps — that can make the connections even easier to read at a glance.

 

[Redsz]

Maybe the VJ interest was a favor to him and his agent to get him an extension in Denver.

Yup. Most of noise around VJ was coming from Denver

 

[azgreg]

Good thing the transfer portal is already closed.

You can still sign players out of the portal.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

You can still sign players out of the portal.

But they can't enter.

 

[AZ Native]

I had some fun with ChatGPT, asking it to connect the 6 most talked about candidates for the Cardinals. It's long, but pretty cool.

Here’s a breakdown of coaching connections (work relationships, shared staffs, or tree-style links) among the six NFL coaches you asked about: Anthony Weaver, Vance Joseph, Anthony Campanile, Davis Webb, Thomas Brown, and Mike LaFleur.
Team / Staff Overlaps
1. Anthony Weaver & Vance Joseph
Both have NFL defensive coaching backgrounds but have not been on the same staff together.
Weaver coached defensive line or coordinated defenses at Jets, Bills, Texans, Ravens and Dolphins. Joseph coached defensive backs and later became a defensive coordinator at multiple teams. There’s no direct teammate or staff overlap in publicly documented histories. �
Wikipedia +1
Connection (Indirect): Shared NFL defensive coaching ecosystem
Both have been prominent defensive coordinator candidates around the same coaching carousel cycles (e.g., Cardinals, Ravens, Broncos hiring talk). They are part of a broader defensive coaching network but don’t have direct shared stops. �
NFL.com +1
2. Anthony Campanile & Anthony Weaver
No direct overlap on the same coaching staff.
Campanile previously coached linebackers with the Miami Dolphins (before moving on to Packers and Jaguars). Weaver has coached in Miami too — but not at the same time that Campanile was on staff, according to available histories. �
Wikipedia +1
Connection (Indirect): Miami Dolphins coaching tree
Both spent time in Miami’s coaching ranks, connecting them through the broader Dolphins network (though not overlapping chronologically). �
Wikipedia
3. Davis Webb & Vance Joseph
Davis Webb is on the Denver Broncos coaching staff as quarterbacks coach / offensive pass game coordinator under head coach Sean Payton. Vance Joseph is the Broncos’ defensive coordinator. �
NFL.com +1
Connection (Direct): Same team staff
Web and Joseph are both currently coaches with the Denver Broncos (offense and defense) — this is the clearest direct professional connection among the six. �
NFL.com
4. Thomas Brown & Mike LaFleur
No documented shared stops, but both have roots in working under/with prominent NFL offensive systems:
Brown coached under Sean McVay with the Rams and later in New England and Chicago. �
Wikipedia
Mike LaFleur also spent time with Sean McVay’s 49ers-Rams connection through Kyle Shanahan and McVay lineage. �
Wikipedia
Connection (Indirect): Offensive coaching tree overlap
They both draw from influences tied to the Sean McVay / Kyle Shanahan offensive coaching circles — meaning they share stylistic or tree-based influence even if not on the same staff at the same time. �
Silver And Black Pride +1
Less Direct / Network-Style Connections
Anthony Campanile & Vance Joseph
Both have defensive credentials and have been noted in head-coach interview cycles for multiple teams in 2026 — another network overlap (e.g., Cardinals interest list). �
NFL.com +1
Thomas Brown & Davis Webb
While they’re on offense, their NFL coaching progression places them in a category of rising offensive assistants considered for coordinator and head-coach interviews — part of the emerging offensive coaching pipeline in the 2025-26 cycle. �
SB Nation
Mike LaFleur & Vance Joseph / Anthony Weaver
Though LaFleur is offensive, all three names frequently appear together in coaching search lists for head-coaching interviews later this offseason — another context where NFL coaching circles bring them into the same conversation. �
NFL.com
Summary of Direct Connections
Shared Connection?
Coaches
How Connected
Davis Webb & Vance Joseph
Yes
Both on the Broncos coaching staff (offense/defense) �
NFL.com
Thomas Brown & Mike LaFleur
Indirect
Both influenced by McVay/Shanahan offensive coaching circles �
Silver And Black Pride
Anthony Weaver & Vance Joseph
Indirect
Part of similar defensive coaching circles but not same staff �
Wikipedia
Anthony Campanile & Anthony Weaver
Indirect
Miami Dolphins coaching tree albeit not overlapping �
Wikipedia
Thomas Brown & Davis Webb
Indirect
Both are rising offensive coaches in 2026 cycle �
SB Nation
Other pairs
No direct team links
No shared staff or coaching tree connection found
If you want, I can also map out their coaching trees visually (who worked under whom) or trace where their first NFL coaching jobs intersect historically.

Here’s a coaching-tree style map of how these six NFL coaches are connected — either by working under the same head coaches, on the same staffs, or through broader coaching trees and influences. I’ll lay it out clearly so you can see the relationships and where they intersect.
Coaching Tree and Connections Diagram
Copy code

+------------------+
| Sean Payton |
+------------------+
|
--------------------------+----------------------------
| |
Davis Webb (Broncos O-PC/QB) Vance Joseph (Broncos DC)
| |
| *Both on Broncos staff since 2023* |
+-------------------------Same team------------------+
|
Sean Payton’s Broncos
|
---------------------------------------------------------
| | | |
(Others on staff) (Potential interviews, ... ...
Copy code

McVay/Shanahan
+----------------------------------------------+
| |
Thomas Brown | Mike LaFleur |
(Rams, Bears, | (Rams OC) |
Patriots) | |
+----------------------------------------------+
*Both worked in similar offensive
coaching trees* (Sean McVay /
Shanahan-influenced staffs)
Copy code

Miami Dolphins
|
+------------------------------+
| |
Anthony Weaver (DC) Anthony Campanile (DL coach past)
| |
Ex-Ravens + multiple NFL roles |

(Note: They didn’t overlap together, but both spent time
with Dolphins staff, linking them in that coaching ecosystem.)
Detailed Connections Between the Coaches
1. Davis Webb & Vance Joseph
Direct workplace connection: Both are on the Denver Broncos coaching staff — Webb as offensive pass-game coordinator / quarterbacks coach and Joseph as defensive coordinator. �
SI +1
2. Thomas Brown & Mike LaFleur
Indirect coaching-tree connection:
Thomas Brown developed much of his NFL coaching pedigree under Sean McVay with the Rams and later NFL roles influenced by McVay-style offense. �
Wikipedia
Mike LaFleur also has ties to that same offensive coaching lineage — he coached with the 49ers and then the Rams (offense) and carries influences that intersect with the McVay/Shanahan tree through shared philosophies and staff overlaps. �
➤ They never were staff-mates, but they share philosophical/lineage connections because they worked in overlapping offensive systems influenced by the same modern NFL trend-setters.
Wikipedia
3. Anthony Weaver & Anthony Campanile
Both have NFL resume links through the Miami Dolphins’ coaching ecosystem:
Weaver was defensive coordinator for Miami. �
Baltimore Ravens
Campanile spent time as linebackers coach for Miami. �
➤ They don’t overlap on the same year, but they are connected through the Dolphins’ defensive staff pipeline.
Wikipedia
4. Anthony Weaver & Vance Joseph
Both long-time defensive coaches in the NFL, but they haven’t been on the same NFL staff simultaneously.
Weaver has been with Jets, Bills, Texans, Ravens, Dolphins. �
Wikipedia
Joseph has coached for 49ers, Texans, Bengals, Dolphins, Broncos, Cardinals. �
➤ While they share genres (defensive coaching), there’s no direct overlap of staff or head-coach lineage that ties them together beyond the broader NFL defensive coaching world.
Wikipedia
5. Anthony Campanile & Vance Joseph
Both built defensive coaching careers in the NFL, but again, no documented shared staffs or direct reporting relationships.
Campanile’s NFL stops: Dolphins → Packers → Jaguars. �
Wikipedia
Joseph’s extensive NFL path: 49ers → Texans → Bengals → Dolphins → Broncos → Cardinals → Broncos. �
➤ The only indirect connection is that they both passed through the Dolphins coaching establishment at different times.
Wikipedia
6. Thomas Brown & Davis Webb
Both offensive coaches, but have no shared stops.
Brown’s path incl. Rams → Panthers → Bears → Patriots under various head coaches. �
Wikipedia
Webb has been in Denver since entering coaching. �
➤ They share offensive domain expertise, but no tree or direct overlap.
Wikipedia
7. Mike LaFleur & the Other Defensive Coaches
Though playing on offense, LaFleur does not intersect professionally with the defensive coaches above (Weaver, Joseph, Campanile) via shared staffs — only via the broader NFL coaching landscape.
Big-Picture Takeaways
Strongest Current Staff Link
Davis Webb ↔ Vance Joseph: Same team — Denver Broncos. �
SI
Shared Coaching Trees / Philosophies
Thomas Brown & Mike LaFleur: Connected through the Sean McVay/Shanahan offensive coaching tree — influencing modern NFL offenses even if they weren’t staff-mates. �
Wikipedia +1
Organizational Ecosystem Overlaps
Anthony Weaver & Anthony Campanile: Both spent time with the Miami Dolphins — linking them to the same organizational coaching ecosystem (though at different times). �
Baltimore Ravens +1
General Defensive Coaching Network
Anthony Weaver, Vance Joseph, and Anthony Campanile: These three are part of the broader NFL defense coaching community, sharing the professional sphere but without direct staff overlaps.
If you want, I can annotate this into a visual timeline chart showing years, teams, and staff overlaps — that can make the connections even easier to read at a glance.

Sorry Ron. TLTR

 

[azgreg]

But they can't enter.

That's correct unless their head coach leaves.

 

[slanidrac16]

The reality is that Monti is keeping everything close to his vest. The NFL TV analysts are only speculating on who the Cards have on their final list. Bottom line is we really don't know.

Bottom line is I doubt if they know.

 

[GeorgiaCard88]

The McCarthy hire is actually great news for us. Bills will get whoever they want- but that still leaves us plenty of good candidates

 

[602 Native]

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[krazy2k]

The McCarthy hire is actually great news for us. Bills will get whoever they want- but that still leaves us plenty of good candidates

Good news for us. Terrible news for the Steelers. McCarthy is a shell of his former self. Complete disaster in Dallas.

 

[GeorgiaCard88]

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More like he couldn’t get those jobs.

 

[JosiahLee]

LaFleur with Morris as a DC is probably something I can get behind. I like the idea of having a coordinator with prior HC experience when hiring a first time coach. And they had a year together in 23 with the rams if memory serves me well.

Rea question - If Morris interviewed for our HC vacancy as well, which he did…Why would he be inclined to be our DC? Wouldn’t that be insulting?

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Rea question - If Morris interviewed for our HC vacancy as well, which he did…Why would he be inclined to be our DC? Wouldn’t that be insulting?

Because he doesn't have a job...and working as a DC again helps to rebuild his name for another HC run later. He can't afford to take a year or two off, like other HCs.

 

[PACardsFan]

The McCarthy hire is actually great news for us. Bills will get whoever they want- but that still leaves us plenty of good candidates

My family back in NYS are all Bills fans. They think it’ll be either Daboll or Kubiak from Seattle.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

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Maybe he'll turn out to be like the Patricia hire for the defense. Ryan Day definitely likes NFL guys for his coordinator positions.
I was actually hearing KK might be in the running the OC job.

 

[Stout]

Good news for us. Terrible news for the Steelers. McCarthy is a shell of his former self. Complete disaster in Dallas.

Plust they'll probably run it back with Rodgers hahahaha

 

[Stout]

Maybe he'll turn out to be like the Patricia hire for the defense. Ryan Day definitely likes NFL guys for his coordinator positions.
I was actually hearing KK might be in the running the OC job.

Haha enjoy!

 

[The6]

Gannon defensive coordinator for the pack

 

[TheCardFan]

I love how we criticize moves of model franchises.

 

[slanidrac16]

But doesn’t Baskin Robbin’s just have 31 flavors? The Cardinals are the only team without a flavor.

I was wondering who would catch that!!!

 

[slanidrac16]

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I guess we couldn’t have officially hired anyone yet anyways. I forgot that they had upped it to two inperson interviews with minority candidates.

Oh thank god. We complied.

 

[az jam]

Gannon defensive coordinator for the pack

He did not build a good defense here even though we got many defensive player in free agency and the draft. Surprised the Packers took him. But the players like him.