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Next head coach?
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TRW
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Great! Leaves the door wide open for Vance or Raheem!!! Huzzah!!!!
Appreciate the effort here but, huh?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. �
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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. �
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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. �
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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. �
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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
Part of similar defensive coaching circles but not same staff �
Wikipedia
Anthony Campanile & Anthony Weaver
Miami Dolphins coaching tree albeit not overlapping �
Wikipedia
Thomas Brown & Davis Webb
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 |
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Davis Webb (Broncos O-PC/QB) Vance Joseph (Broncos DC)
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| *Both on Broncos staff since 2023* |
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Sean Payton’s Broncos
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(Others on staff) (Potential interviews, ... ...
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McVay/Shanahan
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Thomas Brown | Mike LaFleur |
(Rams, Bears, | (Rams OC) |
Patriots) | |
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*Both worked in similar offensive
coaching trees* (Sean McVay /
Shanahan-influenced staffs)
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Miami Dolphins
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Anthony Weaver (DC) Anthony Campanile (DL coach past)
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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
Direct workplace connection: Both are on the Denver Broncos coaching staff — Webb as offensive pass-game coordinator / quarterbacks coach and Joseph as defensive coordinator. �
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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
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
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
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
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
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. �
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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.
CardsFan1399
Veteran
What type of defense would JC run here? Should we expect an offense that heavily features Hail Marys? I’m intrigued by his ability to get players back on the field quickly after injury.
krazy2k
Hall of Famer
I think it is called dedication to the rehab process and instilling the right work ethic in a team. Players can stay on the IL and still get paid or they can rehab responsibly and get back onto the field as soon as possible.
CardsFan1399
Veteran
I was just being a smarta$$ in response the previous poster suggesting “nothing short of Jesus Christ” as ahead coach could get us to the Super Bowl. lol
legend
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Gannon gets a job . . Michael “Oh thank God“ !! 
QuebecCard
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I'm not confident that a guy who preached "turn the other cheek" and did little more than organize his own last supper could get us to the promised land.
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Stout
Hold onto the ball, Murray!
There's no effort. There's only relying on stolen data to do someone's thinking for them. Badly and inaccurately, usually.
CardsFan1399
Veteran
Although coming back from the dead is exactly what this franchise needsI'm not confident that a guy who preached "turn the other cheek" and did little more than organize his own last supper could get us to the promised land.
azgreg
All Star
I'm going to put you down as "on the fence" when it comes to AI.
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Cards are such a dumpster fire of an organization
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New plane upgrades incoming.Gannon gets a job . . Michael “Oh thank God“ !!
MTCardinal
Rookie
Not sure what this has to do with the Cardinals specifically, McDermott can go sit on a beach for the next two years if he wants and earn $16 million from the Bills for doing so. Not a bad gig if you can get it!
Krangodnzr
Captain of Team Conner
Eh McCarthy's teams have consistently underachieved for awhile now. My thoughts is that he relied on Aaron Rodgers magic for a long time. He wasn't particularly good with the Cowboys either.
I mean you are what your record says you are. Every good coach only really goes as far as their QB takes them. Very minimal instances that show otherwise.
I mean what you said above could be said identically for Andy Reid during his Philly years and first couple years in KC till he hitched his wagon to Patrick Mahomes…
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azgreg
All Star
Fired football coach is the best job on the planet.
Yeah but I assume he’ll have a few options to be DC elsewhere. Heck even JG just landed the Packers job, crazy.
All things considered, I would be pretty happy with a LeFluer/Morris combo. We’ll see if it happens.
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Take this for what it is worth
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kerouac9
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Never heard of this guy before. Not sure why so many here are willing to platform randos from Twitter.
That said, Robert Mays and Jordan Rodrigue said Campanile was their favorite candidate for the job on Wednesday.
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I am shocked at this…
Johnny venerable and Conner Hughes say it’s gonna be lafleur….
GatorAZ
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Glad everyone is on the same page!
