New DC frontrunner?

[Earendil]

(02-19-2019, 04:13 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Honestly, I thought Taylor said he wanted guys who would challenge each other's ideas, but in a respectful way. I don't see JDR as a disrespectful ego maniac, but maybe I'm wrong. I just know I wanted some guys who may challenge Taylor, and all I see are likely cronies that Taylor previously worked with and unlikely to really challenge him. 

I'm not going to be negative about Taylor and his staff for the next 5 months, but I'm just not feeling another Dolphins guy with a weak resume. Hard to get excited by that. 

I'm not sure you can make that assumption.  Just because they have a history together does not mean that they don't challenge each other.  For example, I have a friend with whom I have worked at four different companies.  We work very well together, but neither one of us is afraid to tell the other one they are wrong about something.  We always do it respectfully, but we still do it nonetheless.

So perhaps he's brought these coaches in because he knows they absolutely will challenge him, but they will do so in a way that does not create discontent. Because that's the key. You could have an assistant that challenges you and bring out the best, or you can have one that undermines you and ruins the chemistry of the team.