11-18-2020, 05:18 PM
(11-18-2020, 09:29 AM)SuperBowlBound! Wrote: Firing coach should be the last thing you want to do. It could dramatically change how your team is being built and set you back 2-3 more years.
Sometimes I think people take talking points from the college and apply it the NFL, somehow believing the logic holds true throughout both levels. That's the only explanation I have for how a belief like this exists.
In college, yes, firing a coach, to then hire a new one, can be a 2 year+ process. You may see players transfer out, you may see recruits decommit, and you now have to build an entitely new recruiting pipeline for the following years. None of these things exist in the NFL.
In no way does hiring a new head coach set you back 2 to 3 years. In fact, it doesn't set you back even for one year.
Did Marvin Lewis set us back from Dick Lebeau when he turned a 2-14 roster immediately 8-8 roster?
Did Kyle Shanahan set SF back when he turned a 2-14 roster into a 6-10 roster? Would their Super Bowl appearance under him in year 3 occurred in sooner had they kept Jim Tomsula?
Did Brian Flores set back the great Adam Gase rebuild, or did he make it better? How is Adam Gase looking in NY? Does it look like the Dolphins cut bait too soon?
I could give endless examples, where teams not only didn't regress, they immediately improved.
To each their own, but I think the opposite of what you're saying is the actual truth. If you hang on to a coach for a year or two too long, it can hinder your rebuild for the future.
It's real simple, you have to decide if you think a certain coach is the right guy for the job moving forward. If your current coach is eliciting a lot of doubt, and showing himself to be incapable, the sooner you move on the sooner you can get things right. And this process is only more urgent when you have a QB like Joe Burrow, who is playing on rookie contract. We've only got 2 to 3 more years of him at a discount. You can't afford to waste them.
If you like Zac Taylor, and you think he's the right guy, then that's fine. You're entitled to your opinion, and a case can certinly be made as to why you believe in him. But let's not pretend we have to keep him longer just because we'll set ourselves back if we move on. That's simply not true. And, no offense, but it seems like a desperate attempt by some to justify retaining him, because they have nothing else to lean on.
