A great article on why we shouldn't hire college coaches

[Dtronic]

This article hit it on the head entirely. I read it a couple days ago and
sigged it but I haven't seen anyone else mention it.

Lays out point by point why college coaches shoudn't be NFL head coaches.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6336796

Reason No. 1 The lying. College coaches make their living lying to people. They lie to the parents of these kids they're trying to recruit, lie to the kids, lie to the boosters. Heck, it's just part of the job description. They must lie in order to out-recruit their opponents. Are we so arrogant and stiff-necked as to believe that the moment they come up to the NFL level they would suddenly stop lying?

Reason No. 2: The NFL player. College coaches come to the NFL and think they can act like they're going to take away a scholarship if a young man doesn't rigidly follow the leader.
Take, for example, one of the roughest, toughest players on the Dolphins in Zach Thomas. There was a mix-up in practice one day and Saban, reverting to his college dictator ways, decided to pretty much question Thomas's manhood.
Are you kidding me? This guy has physically run through wall after blocking wall with injury upon injury and has never once been a malcontent, but the coach felt the need to belittle his Pro Bowl linebacker. Well, as one could imagine, Saban was a few steps away from getting the snot kicked out of him. Hey, good coaching job, Nick. Way to alienate your team leader! Nice one.

It goes on to make several more very good points.

 

[elite14eva]

i agree carroll said already he wants to stay in college...no need to make him go where he doesn't want to, we made that mistake already.

 

[VManis]

Personally I don't like closing the door to someone just because they do or don't fit a certain mold. I want the best person available for the job no matter where they last job was.

A few years ago Charlie Weis was at the top of a lot of people's list for head coaches. Now that he actually has HCing experience are you going to tell me he is somehow less qualified then when he was the OC in NE? Now I'm using Charlie as an example because IMO ND is his dream job and wouldn't likely leave but you get the idea.

I do believe that the job of HC in college and NFL are too different jobs requiring somewhat different skill sets but there are indidivuals who are suited to both positions. The biggest knock in hiring a college coach IMO is that often they are not tapped into the coaching ranks in the NFL and have trouble filling their staffs with quality people.

 

[Tru Balla]

yea its just not the same college and the NFl there is no equal comparrison that can be made

 

[muscle979]

Personally I don't like closing the door to someone just because they do or don't fit a certain mold. I want the best person available for the job no matter where they last job was.

A few years ago Charlie Weis was at the top of a lot of people's list for head coaches. Now that he actually has HCing experience are you going to tell me he is somehow less qualified then when he was the OC in NE? Now I'm using Charlie as an example because IMO ND is his dream job and wouldn't likely leave but you get the idea.

I do believe that the job of HC in college and NFL are too different jobs requiring somewhat different skill sets but there are indidivuals who are suited to both positions. The biggest knock in hiring a college coach IMO is that often they are not tapped into the coaching ranks in the NFL and have trouble filling their staffs with quality people.

It depends on how long he stays out of the NFL. Saban was out of the NFL for a long time and it showed. If Weis came back to the pros this year or next maybe he wouldn't miss a beat.

 

[jlfin]

Personally I don't like closing the door to someone just because they do or don't fit a certain mold. I want the best person available for the job no matter where they last job was.

A few years ago Charlie Weis was at the top of a lot of people's list for head coaches. Now that he actually has HCing experience are you going to tell me he is somehow less qualified then when he was the OC in NE? Now I'm using Charlie as an example because IMO ND is his dream job and wouldn't likely leave but you get the idea.

I do believe that the job of HC in college and NFL are too different jobs requiring somewhat different skill sets but there are indidivuals who are suited to both positions. The biggest knock in hiring a college coach IMO is that often they are not tapped into the coaching ranks in the NFL and have trouble filling their staffs with quality people.

If Weiss doesn't win a bowl game next season he's going to be on the hot seat. I don't see your point. Thus far, Weiss has only shown that he is agood offensive coordinator. I don't think he could succeed in the NFL as a HC since he's not done much at ND.