Coaches are over-rated. the sloppy seconds nature of the coaching wheel makes no sense to me. i think it’s an indictment of the hype and bullshit out there in the media and in the owners offices pertaining to who can bring about drastic change. I think these coaches are no more accountable for their teams (in general) then politicians are for their districts.
"players coaches" are always well liked publicly, even when their teams suck. they get a little longer of a leash before they’re given the axe (herm edwards, mora)
"experienced" coaches that have won the Super Bowl etc get a away with their reputations. If you take Reeves, Cower, Holmgren, Fisher and combine the years.. you get appx 55 yrs of coaching with just 5 super bowl victories. FIVE. that’s one every ten years. (cower got one in 15 yrs, fisher, zero)
"coordinators" come off some super bowl winning team or leading offense and are given a shot, even though they’ve never been a head coach. this is also an indictment of the lack of thought or effort being made by the people doing the hiring, i could bet a million dollars that you can’t take the giants defensive coordinator and bring him to the broncos for example, and all of a sudden have them in the top 5 ranked defenses. never happen. because they don’t have the PLAYERS.
TUNA had the players. BELLICHIK had the players. Dennis GREEN had the players. hall of fame players world class!
right now... TOMLIN has the PLAYERS. he isn’t any better or worse then the next coach, he came from one great run D and went to the next, only he traded up at almost every other position. he inherited a great team and he didnt mess it up even though they scraped out some seriously ugly wins (as ugly as our detroit wins) yet everyone wishes "we still had him"
i like the guy a lot, he is entertaining and funny... but let’s be REAL here. would it make much difference? (i think yes, maybe he wouldn’t have drafted AP, or signed JARED ALLEN.. dont get me started)
No one likes CHILLY, they call him "the accountant" on the nfl network.. but what is the REAL LIFE best way to judge a coach?
i don’t know if there is one. the "best coaches" always had the BEST PLAYERS and there are plenty of good coaches and great teams that never won a super bowl so what gives? I bet my bottom dollar that if CHILLY stayed here another 5 years we’d be in the playoffs most of that time. So that would be 6 trips in 9 years. respectable no?
CHILLY came into town and stamped his brand on this team, you don’t have to like him, but at least respect that he hasn’t bitched out, he has tried, he has made moves and gotten us a really nice roster. what more can you ask for? Super Bowls don’t come from great coaches, they come from great teams, defense, few turnovers and a magical winning streak... I am glad WILF has the patience and foresight not to do anything knee jerk and "start over" though if he did.. it wouldn’t change much thanks to our CHILLY built roster. this team is set up for success.
are the jets? broncos? browns? jaguars? saints? set up for success? or heading backwards?
who knows.
Teams that over-achieve do it because they limit turnovers and have solid coverage teams and can run. see atlanta, and giants, number one and two in those categories! you don’t "coach" that. the players "play" that. so the same can be said for under-achieving teams like dallas and indy. not the coaches faults, it’s the players. simple as that
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