Stop talking about butts...I mean: if you were hiring a head coach...?

Question

that includes you Old Guys who think e-complimenting these young ladies will get you any sort of action at all


Now, on to my question:
if you were hiring a head coach in the NFL
and you had it narrowed down to four candidates
one was a very successful offensive minded college head coach
one was a very successful defensive minded college head coach
one was a very successful O-coordinater in the NFL
& one was a very successful D-coordinater in the NFL

throwing out every other detail about them, who would you hire

Answer 1

What? E-hitting on people doesn't work? Come onnnn, I'm 38, bald, live in my parents basement, am unemployed, and have a level 384 goblin wizard in everquest 2.... Not impressive? Damn...

Anywayyyy, to answer your question...

Tough call. I'd more than likely go with the D-coordinator. I'm biased to defense because I played it most of my life, but in all reality, a team with a good, tough defense, and a good running game can become a successful base for a future franchise. From there, you can build up your O-Line, get a franchise qb, and pick up some receiving targets. As an NFL head coach, you need to realize when you are better off handing things off to your coordinators. I feel like defensive coaches are better at that. They let someone else call the offense, and they give their input to the defense, but allow someone else to be more directly involved. Head coaches have so much else to deal with that they need to be able to realize when they are stretching themselves too thin with their responsibilities and can hand them off to others that they trust.

Answer 2

I'd probably go with the D-coordinator.

I like the fact that he's had success at the pro level, for one thing. I'm not convinced that being a successful head coach in college, regardless of your specialty, really translates to success in the NFL because the differences between the two are so enormous.

I chose the D coordinator over the offensive guy because I think that a great defense is a more difficult creation than an effective offense. I think it was Bill Walsh who said that you can win on offense with average players, but need great players on defense. For that reason, I want the defensive-minded guy to bring out the best of those hopefully great players on the defensive side of the ball.

Answer 3

The successful D-Coordinator in the NFL, unless I had some system that I think one of the others would fit in better and had a great team that I didn't want them to change. Defense wins Championships, and we see what happens when College Coaches move to the Pros. It is a total crap-shot as to what you will get. With Coordinators they know the Pro-Game already.

Hey Blah did you see what Dick LeBeau did with the Bengals? That may be why you are getting the thumbs down, although I think he got an unfair shake on that. He had a bad team and wasn't too much that could be done for them.

Answer 4

I would be inclined to choose the successful O-coordinator from the NFL. The NFL is a different world than College ball. We've seen several successful College coaches flop in the NFL. At least with an NFL coordinator, you'd be getting someone who doesn't have to make the adjustment from NCAA to NFL. And I love offensive football.....I'd want my team to be a serious scoring threat.

Answer 5

I think it depends on your players. If Defense is your strength than you need a offensive coach and vice versa in order to compliment your weaknesses. That being said I am Defensive minded so I may look for the very successful Offensive college Head Coach. He has ran a team on the lower levels and should understand what kind of preperation must go into preparing a team week to week.

Answer 6

I'd choose the NFL experience over the college experience. Off the top of my head I can't think of a single college head coach who came into the NFL and had any major success
That said I'd also go with the D-coordinator over the O. Defense wins championships

Answer 7

well...judging by the track records of most D-cors when they become head coaches (Crennel, Dungy, Lewis, Phillips, etc), they all seem to go offense crazy anyhow, and neglect their poor defenses (Tomlin being an exception...but it is not like he inherited a rebuilding team...the peices were already there)

I think ALL coaches need to start with their D first....it is usually safer to draft, (higher success rate than QB/WR)...and most players have better longevity than RBS.....after the D is solid (nice thing is many mediocre WRs can be converted to decent corners)....adress the O-line. Skill positions are better to look for in free agency, and supplemented through the draft. Since so many coaches seem to spend their time going for glory boys.....it is best ( i think) to look for a defense minded coach, who has a proven track record, and a good rapport with his players (in other words, no Norv Turners or Cam Camerons).

BUT...I would definatley pcik the D cor(pro) As Petrino and others are showing....being hot in College means squat in the pros (coaches or players)...the game and the duties are just too different. and one thing to be said for the D-coordinators I listed above (with the exception of this seasons injury riddled Cincy team).....all of them signifigantly turned their teams around......(while alot of the O guys like Turner are major flame-outs).


*and Ashley...watchu gotta pick on Bengals that way for (lol)?
(just cause we really need a defense?)

Answer 8

Well to sum it up the bulls need to bring back a legend a heavy hitting legend like Stormin Norm would be a wild choice, maybe Stacy King lol anyway the best coach for the future would be Scottie PIP why I say pip and not Jordan, Jordan can not do management that well if you look into the past, so why not give his partner in crime the deal he would come cheap and also I think he would bring the fire to someone he can mold like him as in T Thomas not to mention Noah well that sums it up for now, but before anything pans out we need to get rid of captin kirk for a pick and we can hope to get a soild point in the draft. .....and yes lifelong bulls fan and season tik holder go Bulls.

Answer 9

the successful defensive minded head coach. I like the Steelers so obviously I love defensive football. I think having a hard hitting defense that will stop the other team on 3rd downs and covers well in the red-zone is hugely valuable. Scoring 40 points and still allowing another team to beat you doesn't seem to make much sense.

Answer 10

Definately D. I played defense and I love defense. As much as I love my Steelers the 2000 Baltimore Ravens defense was so fun to watch. Others teams get frusterated when they can't do anything against a wall and they proved that defense wins championships. When you have the ability to go 4 games without scoring one offensive touchdown and win 3 of the 4 not to mention win a super bowl with Trent Dilfer you know you have a winning formula. I will take D every time.