Does he understand had Holmgren not left we probably don't get Pete? These people that list off long names of quality coaches as reasons to never move on from a coach need to understand the other side of things.
Which is why I don't want a college guy. That fails too often. I don't want a retred....look at Sean Payton.
Demeco Ryans was the Defensive Quality Control Coach for the Niners in 2017. I bet Houston wishes they hadn't give this guy a shot before he went to college and cut his teeth for a few years right?
John Harbaugh was an assistent in Philly for ten years before taking the job in Baltimore. Ravens should have hired a guy that was a head coach first right?
McDermot was an Assistant in Philly from 1999 before taking the DC job in Carolina in 2011. Was there until 2017 when he went to Buffalo. Zero head coaching experience. Buffalo probably wishes they had hired a guy who had been a head coach first then failed right?
Zac Taylor was never a HC before. He took the Bengals to the Super Bowl in his third year.
Kevin Stafansky has never been a HC before. He is taking the Browns to the playoffs despite needing Joe Flacco to come out of retirement and be what, the fourth QB they have started? Oh, and lost Nick Chubb in like week five! They should have hired a retred or a college guy. Stupid.
Dan Campbell has only a short stint as Miami's interim HC in 2015. Five years later he takes a floundering Lions team in two seasons to a winning record and a Division Title and the playoffs in his third season. I am sure they wish they had hired someone else right? More experience? A head college coach or a retred?
Matt LaFleur had never been a head coach before taking over in Green Bay. They won three straight division titles, played in two NFCCGs and made the playoffs in four of the five years he has coached. So stupid, you have to have experience...don't they know that?
Shane Steichen has never been a head coach. The Colts missed went 9-8 after a disastrous year last year.
We all know about McVey. Too bad for us the Rams didn't hire some retred or a boring old college coach.
Mike McDaniel is 20 - 14 and making his second playoff appearance in his 2nd year of coaching. The Dolphins hadn't been to the playoffs since 2016 before he came aboard.
The jury is still out on Kevin O'Connell, but how many QBs did they play this year? In his first year ever as a HC the Vikings went 13-4 and won the division. Zimmer did pretty well there too though. Oh, Mike Zimmer had never been a HC before taking over the Vikings and going 72 - 56.
Shannahan had never been a Head Coach. Again, someone in our Division was smart enough to know that they don't need a retred or a College guy. Too bad for us.
Mike Tomlin had never been a HC. As much flack as he takes? Pretty damn fine career.
Nick Siriani is 34-17 and made the playoffs in each of his three years as a Head Coach. That sucks, should have hired a retred like Sean Payton.
Retreds?
Todd Bowles
Belichick. But he was hired in 2000!
Andy Reid. No complaints, but still, hired in 2013
Doug Pedersen. Ick
Mike McCarthy. So So
Sean Payton (LOL)
Yep, Harbaugh must be the best choice, because, I mean, look at that track record. Sorry, Harbaugh has Doug Pedersen written all over him. A guy that will feud with the FO and piss off the players. He needs to stick in college.