McKinnie in an "offensive analyst" position would be dope and HE'S the one bringing it up publicly? If Richt and co don't make that happen, that's criminal.
And McKinnie and Reed are tight like spandex. Wasn't Reed assistant DBs coach with the Bills? A "defensive analyst" position where he helps out his old teammate Rumph makes sense. He doesn't need the money of an assistant position. He already has a good relationship with the DB coach. As an analyst he wouldn't have to focus on recruiting, but ironically, his name on the defensive staff would have an impact.
I've never been on the "Former player with no coaching experience as Coordinator" train. But if those "analyst" positions were taken up by guys who've made their millions already, love the program enough to put in the work and most of all, are cerebral, I can see it being a benefit.
Imagine Beason as a "defensive analyst" working with the MLBs so Patke can do his striker schtick and Manny can focus on general DC duties. You heard him on WQAM this weekend. He has a vested interest in this working.
Miami has to be creative. And if you've got a former all-pro PUBLICLY reaching out to help out, one who is close with other all pros who have talked about getting to coaching, why not take a swing? Maybe it doesn't happen. Maybe it doesn't work. Well, ****, what you're doing isn't working either. Just fix the ****. smfh