02-05-2016, 02:18 PM
(02-05-2016, 01:54 PM)fredtoast Wrote: You know why so many teams keep firing coaches and never getting any better? it is because they think like you. they think that the only possible reason a team could lose would be the coach. But this just is not true. talent has a lot to do with it and Marvin has had inferior talent in every playoff game except one.
so in the simplistic world were the only thing that matters is the coach I guess every team should fire their coach every year that they don't win a playoff game. but in the real world where people look at all the variables it makes sense to keep a coach who is winning instead of firing him and replacing him with someone who has not accomplished as much. if the team was losing every year then it is okay to take a chance on an unknown, but when a tyeam is winning consistently you should not fire the coach unless you have a proven upgrade. or unless he is losing with clearly superior talent.
Show me a comment from one owner or Gm that has ever said that they think the 'only possible reason' they are losing is the head coach. Go ahead, I'll wait. No one thinks that, including myself or anyone who shares my stance on Marvin. Of course there is much more to a team's winning than 'just' the HC. However, the HC is the captain of the ship. He's the one providing the direction, the approach, and the vision. He's the one calling the shots, signing off on gameplans, making the final decisions, etc, etc, etc. At the end of the day, he's the one who has to ultimately be responsible. Don't pretend that you're not aware of that fact. Marvin has been the constant. Different QB's, different coordinators...one HC. At what point do you ever hold Marvin accountable for anything?
No NFL coach has ever reached the levels of playoff futility that Marvin has. That's a fact. No team has ever had a HC who has went 0-7, with 5 straight one and done's. To replace a HC after 13 seasons and 7 failed playoff chances isn't exactly a knee jerk, whimsical decision. As I said before, as long as they keep winning in the regular season, those who share your mind set will never have a reason to want Marvin replaced, no matter how many playoff failures occur in the process.
