https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-name-giff-smith-interim-head-coach-and-jojo-wooden-interim-gm-2023

The Los Angeles Chargers today named Giff Smith Interim Head Coach and
JoJo Wooden Interim General Manager for the remainder of the 2023 season.

Smith, a 32-year coaching veteran, has been with the Chargers since
2016. In 12 NFL seasons as a defensive line and outside linebackers
coach for the Bills, Titans and Chargers, Smith has coached five players
to a combined 10 Pro Bowl selections — including Khalil Mack (2022) and
Joey Bosa (2017, 2019-21). Part of a defensive staff for the Chargers
that finished ranked inside the top-10 in total defense in three
consecutive seasons from 2018-20, this season, Smith's outside
linebacking corps has recorded 26.5 of the team's 44 sacks, including
Mack's NFL-high 15 sacks.

Wooden joined the Chargers in 2013 as Director of Player Personnel,
overseeing both the pro and college scouting departments for the team.
Prior to joining the Chargers, he spent 16 seasons (1997-2012) in the
personnel department for the New York Jets, working his way from Pro
Personnel Assistant to Assistant Director, Player Personnel.

Is it safe to assume Moore was offered the job but he declined? He probably sees himself somewhere else next year and doesn't want to risk his resume by coaching this team the last couple games.

ReneG wrote:
> Is it safe to assume Moore was offered the job but he declined? He probably sees himself somewhere else next year and doesn't want to risk his resume by coaching this team the last couple games.
>

I don't know. The Chargers might have intentionally not offered the
interim position to a potentially serious candidate for the head
coaching job so as not to create expectations? If they were going to
offer the job to an in-house coordinator, I would have chosen Ficken.

--Robin

On Friday, December 15, 2023 at 12:44:11 PM UTC-8, Robin Miller wrote:
> ReneG wrote:
> > Is it safe to assume Moore was offered the job but he declined? He probably sees himself somewhere else next year and doesn't want to risk his resume by coaching this team the last couple games.
> >
> I don't know. The Chargers might have intentionally not offered the
> interim position to a potentially serious candidate for the head
> coaching job so as not to create expectations? If they were going to
> offer the job to an in-house coordinator, I would have chosen Ficken.
>
> --Robin

They should have canned Staley after the Green Bay game (while there was still a sliver of a chance to save the season) and promoted Ficken, allowing Moore and Ansley to focus solely on play calling. Since they waited too long, I think it's better to give a veteran coach with no chance at the full time job the interim job, they'll almost certainly lose out but I expect they'll at least show up for the last three games unlike last night.

MIchael

On 15 Dec 2023, ReneG <reneg1971@gmail.com> posted some
news:af048d81-b4a7-4aed-8c63-79fb2e640da9n@googlegroups.com:

> Is it safe to assume Moore was offered the job but he declined? He
> probably sees himself somewhere else next year and doesn't want to
> risk his resume by coaching this team the last couple games.

+1