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As I search in vain for a reason, any reason, not to continue harp on The Fire Nick Saban Now bandwagon, the only precedent that I can think of is the Seattle Solution.
Remember when they hired Mike Holmgren? He had been the longtime very successful head coach of the Packers, one of the best jobs in all of sports.
But he wasn't quite happy because in their organization, he worked for a GM. Being the classy organization that the Packers are, they allowed him to search for a job where he could be both, HC and GM. Seattle was only too happy to oblige Holmgren. His personal quest was fulfilled.
And while his ego was satisfied, the Seahawks organization was not. They won 9 games his first year, 6 the next, then 9, then 7, then 10, then 9 again....Enough was enough. They stripped him of his GM duties. Mike Holmgren, a direct disciple of The God Bill Walsh, one of the most successful and proud men in the sport was stripped of his GM duties.
They didn't do it to humiliate him. They didn't do it to punish him. They did it because it was best for the organization. He needed to concentrate all of his efforts on coaching the team and allow a GM to concentrate on personnel and cap issues.
It worked beautifully. Save the worst officiating in the history of the game, they would have hoisted the Lombardi Trophy.
Anyway, maybe this could be the antidote we need to cure our ills. Make Saban only the coach. He will coach any and all players the GM sees fit and he will have input, but not the final say.
If not, I am at a loss. I don't think he's going to right this ship alone. And what a shame its going to be. :boohoo:
Remember when they hired Mike Holmgren? He had been the longtime very successful head coach of the Packers, one of the best jobs in all of sports.
But he wasn't quite happy because in their organization, he worked for a GM. Being the classy organization that the Packers are, they allowed him to search for a job where he could be both, HC and GM. Seattle was only too happy to oblige Holmgren. His personal quest was fulfilled.
And while his ego was satisfied, the Seahawks organization was not. They won 9 games his first year, 6 the next, then 9, then 7, then 10, then 9 again....Enough was enough. They stripped him of his GM duties. Mike Holmgren, a direct disciple of The God Bill Walsh, one of the most successful and proud men in the sport was stripped of his GM duties.
They didn't do it to humiliate him. They didn't do it to punish him. They did it because it was best for the organization. He needed to concentrate all of his efforts on coaching the team and allow a GM to concentrate on personnel and cap issues.
It worked beautifully. Save the worst officiating in the history of the game, they would have hoisted the Lombardi Trophy.
Anyway, maybe this could be the antidote we need to cure our ills. Make Saban only the coach. He will coach any and all players the GM sees fit and he will have input, but not the final say.
If not, I am at a loss. I don't think he's going to right this ship alone. And what a shame its going to be. :boohoo:
