01-02-2019, 08:50 PM
Here are a few things I'd like Mike Brown to consider here.
1. We have quantifiable evidence that Hue Jackson is a poor head coach. His lifetime record speaks for itself. It certainly doesn't help his case when the Browns turned around quite dramatically as soon as he walked out the door.
2. He was a poor head coach despite working for two organizations (Raiders and Browns) that made bigger splashes in free agency and had high draft picks on a routine basis. He can't say he didn't have the talent to get things done when the Browns especially had been stockpiling early 1st round picks for years, on top of having a ton of picks from years of strategic trades. And again, look at the Browns' turnaround after he left.
3. He comes from the coaching tree of the head coach you just let go of. He is cut from the same cloth, so if you fired Marvin because his philosophy had run its course, what convinces you that things will be different under Hue? A man who, again, has an objectively worse record as a head coach than Marvin.
4. No other teams are tripping over themselves for Hue. Disgruntled fans don't have the ticket office on speed dial for Hue. Nobody, NOBODY, perceives this as a good move for this organization. You risk an empty stadium and once again becoming a laughing stock in the league. For a man who, one more time, has proven to be a poor head coach.
This is honestly one of those circumstances where an outside hire, an unknown variable, might actually be the easier choice to make. We know what we are getting with Hue, and it ain't good. With an outside hire, you at least allow yourself a philosophy change that could give this team the shot in the arm it needs.
How this seems to be entirely lost on Mike Brown, and only Mike Brown, is beyond sane comprehension.
1. We have quantifiable evidence that Hue Jackson is a poor head coach. His lifetime record speaks for itself. It certainly doesn't help his case when the Browns turned around quite dramatically as soon as he walked out the door.
2. He was a poor head coach despite working for two organizations (Raiders and Browns) that made bigger splashes in free agency and had high draft picks on a routine basis. He can't say he didn't have the talent to get things done when the Browns especially had been stockpiling early 1st round picks for years, on top of having a ton of picks from years of strategic trades. And again, look at the Browns' turnaround after he left.
3. He comes from the coaching tree of the head coach you just let go of. He is cut from the same cloth, so if you fired Marvin because his philosophy had run its course, what convinces you that things will be different under Hue? A man who, again, has an objectively worse record as a head coach than Marvin.
4. No other teams are tripping over themselves for Hue. Disgruntled fans don't have the ticket office on speed dial for Hue. Nobody, NOBODY, perceives this as a good move for this organization. You risk an empty stadium and once again becoming a laughing stock in the league. For a man who, one more time, has proven to be a poor head coach.
This is honestly one of those circumstances where an outside hire, an unknown variable, might actually be the easier choice to make. We know what we are getting with Hue, and it ain't good. With an outside hire, you at least allow yourself a philosophy change that could give this team the shot in the arm it needs.
How this seems to be entirely lost on Mike Brown, and only Mike Brown, is beyond sane comprehension.
Everything in this post is my fault.
