Coaching in the NFL is overrated.

[PSMITH]

I am not mad at Saban. Wayne knows the situation better than anyone and he is pretty smart and he's not mad. I thought he was on the right track and hate to see him go, but:

• he was not happy
• the players don't buy into the rah rah speeches
• the players don't want a guiding light father figure
• his wife was nagging him to leave (if you're married you understand)
• South Florida is good if you are single, but is far from family oriented (we loose free agents to Detroit for the same reason, DETROIT!)
• he is now the highest paid coach in college football (that is a dream come true),
• apparently many of those who worked for him didn't like him (at least that's what the media says now)
• he should have been honest but he would have still been crucified (see Jim Mora, Jr., or distracting from the current season)
• his new job better fits his skill sets (he can be a true dictator and loved for it)
• contracts in the NFL are technicalities (if he had gone 0-32 and been fired, how many fans would have said wait a minute he's still got years left on his contract)
• most of the post since he took the Bama gig have talked about how horrible he was with personnel decisions anyway

I hope our new coach is:

• offensive minded (obviously where we need help)
• young (would die or retire before his plan is implemented, see Parcells, Gibbs)
• cheap (Saints are doing ok, Gruden obviously not worth two 1sts, two 2nds, and $8 million and neither is any other coach)
• not a big name (see inflated expectations for 2006)
• relates well to players (no Coughlin)
• relates well to coordinators (guilty by association see Mularkey)
• relates well to the media (I want the inside scoop from reporters, not whining)

NFL coaches are overrated anyway. It is a crap shoot, every time. A lot of my reasons are listed above:

• NFL players don't respond to speeches or guys who fill in for the fathers they never met (have you seen NFL locker room speeches on TV, awkward)
• good coordinators go along way
• they are definitely not worth picks or players
• they can come from nowhere (2006 Saints, Jets, Mangini was a 26 year-old ball boy, what a loser, now he is king of new york)
• they can have bad track records (BB sucked in Cleveland)
• they could have been great coordinators (Crenell sucks in Cleveland)
• they can be the greatest of all time and then go 20 years without a Superbowl (The Don)

A crap shoot. It's just having the right guy, with the right characteristics, leading the right players, at the right time. That same guy could suck in any other scenario. Hopefully, Lady Luck will blow on the Fins dice this time around. Just my humble thoughts on the latest events. Feedback is welcome. Sorry, it was a little long winded.

I love the Fins.

 

[3rd and long]

Thoughtful and right on point. I agree. There have been others today to claim this monaker, but you truly are "The Voice of Reason"

 

[dQbell]

The thing I disagree about is Wayne not being mad. He's not mad in public. Wayne did a lot to get Saban here, don't for a minute think he's not upset with what Saban has done. I'm not saying Wayne was oblivious to what was going on, but his intentions with Saban was to put us back on the map.

What would it look like if Wayne started bashing Saba in anger? That's just bad PR.

 

[phinman1]

Wrong. He left because he was scared he would get canned after next year because he knew he couldn't turn things around, and wouldn't have the financial leverage that he has currently when looking for a new job.

Losing FA's to Detroit? You must be referring to Damien Woody. We didn't lose him to Detroit because he didn't like Miami, but because Detroit gave him A LOT more money.

 

[PSMITH]

Wrong. He left because he was scared he would get canned after next year because he knew he couldn't turn things around, and wouldn't have the financial leverage that he has currently when looking for a new job.

Losing FA's to Detroit? You must be referring to Damien Woody. We didn't lose him to Detroit because he didn't like Miami, but because Detroit gave him A LOT more money.

So, if he was gonna get fired, he made the right decision for himself and his family, to take the Alabama job. And if he truly was scared and couldn't turn things around then he made the right decision for the Miami Dolphins. So why do you seem mad, about the situation?

Maybe it was Tait and his wife who thought Miami sucked and wanted to live in the Midwest, we have missed out on quite a few free agents. Point is, South Florida is not the draw it used to be. Especially for families.

Jennifer Anniston is attractive.

 

[dolphan117]

Nice post, awful title.

 

[PSMITH]

The thing I disagree about is Wayne not being mad. He's not mad in public. Wayne did a lot to get Saban here, don't for a minute think he's not upset with what Saban has done. I'm not saying Wayne was oblivious to what was going on, but his intentions with Saban was to put us back on the map.

What would it look like if Wayne started bashing Saba in anger? That's just bad PR.

I agree that Wayne may just have his business face on and is actually upset, but do think he realizes Saban was unhappy, and who wants a coach who doesn't want to be there?