Homer Rice and Bill Johnson

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(07-11-2021, 06:26 PM)BengalChris Wrote: Paul Brown stepped down as head coach and he did turn over the coaching. Johnson and Rice were the head coaches, not figure heads.

As there is no such things "never made a mistake", it was definitely a mistake of large proportions to pass up on Walsh. He had him on the staff already.

Of course, not naming a GM prior to departing and thus setting the stage for son Mike appoint himself as the GM was another fairly large error.

But in all, Paul Brown has to be considered as the top or 2nd top innovator in the games' history. No one today, or even in the last 4 decades can contend for those lofty 2 spots. The top innovators, in my book, were Paul Brown and Sid Gilman. Walsh would be in the top 5 probably, but Walsh's trademark offense was developed under Brown in Cincinnati when Paul Brown was the head coach.

 

Obviously then.we didnt have the media coverage or internet
But Im.curious to find out the reasoning why Johnson
And Rice got HC gigs

Neither had a resume that spelled out being innovative
Rice to me seemed to be a pushover as a coach
Never really had the respect of the lockeroom
Well his record speaks for itself

Neither guys were ever HCs ever again