06-10-2023, 11:24 AM
(06-10-2023, 10:57 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Seems some are taking exception to what LL stated. What he said was both true and complimentary of Zac.
Yeah, I am by no means denying that he likely had to work some terrible hours and grind through some awful times where he wanted to quit. Coaching always sounds terrible anytime you hear about the hours they work and how little private life they often manage to have time for. Kudos to him for sticking it out and proving to be able to do the job well. I would never want to do it.
My only point of contention is that he started from scratch when he had a relative who got him his first two jobs. There's only something like ~640 coaching jobs in the NFL including assistant coaches (going off the Bengals 20). He got one with no experience above college TE Coach for a team that didn't have a TE break 150 yards in either of his last two years there. That's a huge advantage, but he certainly made the most of it so congrats to him.
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