MiZFiT
Club Member
A ****ing quarterback.
Debate it as much as you want but what the NFL boils down to is the 22 players on the field at any given time on any given Sunday. More important than the other 21 players is the quarterback. The only player on the field that has the ball in his hand on every single play. Coaches win games, quarterbacks win championships.
In this day and age, the NFL is a passing league and there is nothing that any team or coach or fan or player can do about it (Tebow the only exception because he is the rebirth of Jesus, but that's beside the point).
IMO, the most important responsibility of a head coach is to make sure he prepares his team, to the best of his ability, for the upcoming game. This is where coaches can separate themselves from other coaches.
Let's take a little trip down reality lane...
Bill Cowher - Pre-Roesthlisberger: 0 Superbowl wins Post: 1 (retired one year later)
Bill Belichick - Pre-Brady: 0 Superbowl wins Post: 3 (and counting)
Mike McCarthy - Pre-Rodgers: 0 Superbowl wins Post: 1 (and counting)
Tony Dungy - Pre-Manning: 0 Superbowl wins Post: 1 (retired two years later
Tom Coughlin - Pre-Manning: 0 Superbowl wins Post: 1 (and counting)
Apart from McCarthy, all of the coaches mentioned above had held a head coaching position for many years before winning a Superbowl. The only thing shared by all of them is that the quarterback of their team was the best player on the field.
While the head coach, whomever they may be, is an important choice, more important than that is which quarterback we take in April. So if I could give Ireland and Ross one piece of advice, I would tell them to spend more time evaluating the quarterbacks entering the draft, and less time interviewing future head coaches.
IMO, a quarterback is worth a whole hell of a lot more to this team than a head coach could ever, and it's not even close in my book.
What say you?
Debate it as much as you want but what the NFL boils down to is the 22 players on the field at any given time on any given Sunday. More important than the other 21 players is the quarterback. The only player on the field that has the ball in his hand on every single play. Coaches win games, quarterbacks win championships.
In this day and age, the NFL is a passing league and there is nothing that any team or coach or fan or player can do about it (Tebow the only exception because he is the rebirth of Jesus, but that's beside the point).
IMO, the most important responsibility of a head coach is to make sure he prepares his team, to the best of his ability, for the upcoming game. This is where coaches can separate themselves from other coaches.
Let's take a little trip down reality lane...
Bill Cowher - Pre-Roesthlisberger: 0 Superbowl wins Post: 1 (retired one year later)
Bill Belichick - Pre-Brady: 0 Superbowl wins Post: 3 (and counting)
Mike McCarthy - Pre-Rodgers: 0 Superbowl wins Post: 1 (and counting)
Tony Dungy - Pre-Manning: 0 Superbowl wins Post: 1 (retired two years later
Tom Coughlin - Pre-Manning: 0 Superbowl wins Post: 1 (and counting)
Apart from McCarthy, all of the coaches mentioned above had held a head coaching position for many years before winning a Superbowl. The only thing shared by all of them is that the quarterback of their team was the best player on the field.
While the head coach, whomever they may be, is an important choice, more important than that is which quarterback we take in April. So if I could give Ireland and Ross one piece of advice, I would tell them to spend more time evaluating the quarterbacks entering the draft, and less time interviewing future head coaches.
IMO, a quarterback is worth a whole hell of a lot more to this team than a head coach could ever, and it's not even close in my book.
What say you?
