Big name hires before our 3 OC/Position coach hires...
Jimmy Johnson
Dave Wannstedt
Nick Saban
Not being a head coach before is not why our last couple of guys failed. I also will remind everybody that no coach has ever won a Super Bowl with 2 teams.
As for Shula. He wasn't a great recruiter. He was ok, but not great. Saban is a great recruiter.
All very valid points, well said.
Our previous OC/Position Coach hires were men who were in over their heads. Which was some of the sentiment I was speaking of earlier. We need a man who's bigger than the organization. It's not that I don't believe Position Coaches can't be great HCs, but not every opportunity is created equal. Sure, every HC has to start somewhere. But that does not also imply every HC vacancy can be filled by a 1st time HC.
Those that won't to point out HCs who won early should look at the situations. And honestly, we do NOT have an environment that is conducive to winning. We have failures and weaknesses at every level in this organization. Unlike teams that are "1 player away", we are not "1 HC away from greatness". The problems we have start with the first block in the organization and are found throughout the entire organization.
We do not have seasoned ownership. We do not have an Executive staff with proven leaders. We do not have a respected and experienced GM. We do not have a FO that garners respect and acquires superior athletes with character and discipline. We do not have a strong locker room. We do not have men on the field leading the team. We do not have a passionate fan base that is loyal to their team. We do not have a home field. We do not have the respect of the other 31 teams in the NFL.
We do have young talent. But not truly much else.
If all we needed was a HC, we would have a long list of names to choose from. Instead, we need a man who commands the whole organization from the field. A man that comes with a team of men to stabilize the entire organization. We need a true leader. But he MUST be the coach, first and foremost.
When I read this, "I also will remind everybody that no coach has ever won a Super Bowl with 2 teams.", I said, "you're right".
But right now, our situation is dire. We don't need Super Bowls. We need a leader. A man who can restore pride and respect.
In the past when we've blown it up, the biggest problem was talent. Jimmy had the resources and ability to bring it all together and he did, except for one thing: Jimmy failed to develop Dan Marino's successor. Thus, when Jimmy and Dan left, everything Jimmy had built plateaued. If we had found Marino's successor, Wanny might still be coaching. Jimmy's plan was great, but he failed to execute the most critical step. And he followed that failure by leaving. He left before the job was done.
Now, talent isn't the problem. A QB isn't the problem. Now, we need everything else. If we could take that moment and fused it with this talent, Jimmy might have been the only coach with a Super Bowl with 2 different teams.
I agree that there are a lot of great HC candidates out there. But that's not what we need. This organization needs an icon. A face. A galvanizing force that takes the resources we DO have and molds them into something we've not had in a long time: a respected organization.
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