07-04-2015, 03:12 PM
(07-04-2015, 02:58 PM)fredtoast Wrote: But the thing is that there is no real difference betwen coaching in the regular season and coaching in the playoffs. The rules are the same, the shcemes are the same, the players are the same and both teams are just as desperate to win.
If there was some secret magic to winning in the playoffs then the same coaches would be winning all the time. But that just doesn't happen. The fact is that some very poor coaches have won playoff games and some very good ones have lost playoff games.
So that fact that Marvin has coached good enough to have a winning record against playoff teams the last couple of years is a pretty good indication that he is good enough to win a playoff game. The fact that he hasn't is a bit of a mystery, but the rules and players are the same in the playoffs as in the regular season. So I am not in favor of dumping Marvin just because he has not won a playoff game yet.
There is a difference in the playoffs, its the caliber of opponent you are playing. In the post season, you don't get to play the AFC South and NFC south teams, instead you play AFC North caliber teams. I think its easy to look back at Marvins record against these types of opponenets and see it just isn't on par with how well he does against the other opponents. When he gets to the playoffs, its guaranteed he gets to play a higher echelon opponent, which doesn't end well (most of the time).
