Why does the NFL rehash coaches like they do?

Isn't there someone else qualified out there. Mike Mularkey. Hue Jackson and others

C'mon there has to be other qualified candidates out there? Or do these owners want yes men?

 

Not sure if you remember Deljzc or not, but he always referred to the NFL hiring process as the "good ol' boy network". I agree 100% with that sentiment, especially in the FO/scouting circles.

 

I think Hue is an exception. He did the best he could with a completely dysfunctional Raiders team and front office. Getting fired from there wasn't really justified but probably a blessing in disguise.

 

Yeah I think Hue will do well in Cleveland, assuming ownership and the FO stay out of his way. I think he did a good job with his limited opportunity in Oakland.

But that owner and two baseball guys in the FO lead me to believe that team may be dysfunctional for a time to come.

 

I do remember Del and think highly of his football IQ. I just have to wonder why this keeps
happening? These are retreads that need to get on with their lifes work.

 

I hear ya SE, they were fairly young at this time? It just seems to me that these same people get all
the chances. If I am an owner I tell my people, get me candidates that know football and can teach it,
and have passion for the game. I am antique/ old school I am not so sure my methods would play out
in today's society.

 

I think the talent evaluator that built that strong roster in SF is in DC running the show for Daniel Snyder.
The guy knows how too evaluate just has so much baggage and personal problems, he became a liability.
We shall see going forward.

 

I think part of it is coaches and players are given too much individual credit for a team's success.

Belichick wouldn't have one Super Bowl if he had stayed on the Browns.

But Belichick went to a good organization and Brady has been one of the best QBs ever for that franchise while also taking pay cuts to sign additional pieces to the team.

Now you have Belichick "coaching tree" disciples like McDaniels and Mangini getting HC jobs.

Same for the Steelers- Mularkey, Arians, Whisenhunt etc. got HC jobs presumably based on the team's success as a whole because those were defensive teams.

Belichick was from Parcells' coaching tree. Cowher from Schottenheimer.

Tomlin was severely under qualified IMO but from the Dungy tree and associated with the Bucs secondary.

 

Belichick get's too much credit for Brady (IMHO). If Bledsoe doesn't get hurt, Brady never sees the field!

If they don't have the interpretation of the tuck rule, they don't start the "Decade of Dominance".

 

Yeah that tuck rule was garbage. The NFL interprets plays poorly. It is simple physics- unless the defender hits the ball a certain direction- if the ball travels forward after a hit it was a theowing motion if it travels backwards it was not.