11-03-2016, 08:20 PM
(11-03-2016, 08:02 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: False, the general talent level in the NFL is pretty well evenly distributed. That is by design, as the league didn't want "dynasties", thus every facet of the process leads more to the process of drafting, coaching, and managing a salary cap as fundamentals that must be mastered in order to produce a championship team.
The league is set up to create parity, from giving last place teams more games versus last place finishing teams from the previous year, to free agency allowing players to seek jobs of higher compensation that result in teams not being able to stockpile a roster of star quality backups, to giving division winning teams the toughest schedules each year.
Not sure where you can say that coaches get too much credit for teams winning or losing, when the entire league structure is set up to make a level playing field. The teams that win, are the ones that are not only the best managed, but the best coached.
The talent level is not the same for every team. The good teams have way better players than the bad teams. Look at the browns. Their best offensive weapon is a former qb turned wideout. You cant sit there and say they have the same level of talent as the bengals. It's not even close. I don't care who was coaching the browns that team isn't going to do well because that team lacks talent.
A great coach would make the browns go from a horrible team into just a below average team. Say 5 wins. Bad coaching has turned a very talented team in the bengals into an above average team. I still think we'll get 9 wins or so.
Hugh Jackson is by no means a bad coach and he can't get a win with the browns.
A good coach can make a good player into a great player. He wont make a bad player into a great player. A bad coach will turn a great player into just a good or average player. The talent level on a team is more important than the coaches. GM's have more impact than coaches do. That includes drafting good players that fit the team system.
Look at the last couple of drafts. They havent been as strong as previous drafts and the bengals are paying the price for it. It looks like we missed on ogbuegi and fischer. It's gotten dalton sacked a lot more than he should be sacked and hurting the offense. No offensive scheme and good coaching can help when your qb is getting pressured 1 second after the snap. Talent matters the most and not every team has the same talent.
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