06-05-2018, 08:11 AM
(06-04-2018, 11:48 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: I was just watching this morning's episode of Good Morning Football on NFL Network, and Nate Burleson said that the promise that he wants from any coach in the NFL this season is for Marvin to promise that, if we don't win a playoff game, he'll step away from the head coaching position and move into a front office position.
This made me just as confused as when people on here mention it.
We've given him 15 years and, yes, he did help change the culture and brought us some winning seasons, but he hasn't gotten us over the hump and what qualities has he shown that make anyone think that he can run the business side of things or is good at identifying talent?
I agree that he got Mike to make a lot of changes and give up a lot of power, but Mike's getting old and he's not going to want to have to deal with all that, so bring in a pro, not Marvin.
Of course, we could win a playoff game and make it an irrelevant point, but I think it's just a stupid thought to want him in the front office.
I think within the current ownership and front office set up Marvin would be very well placed to succeed in a more formal FO role
With his years in the league and his growing coaching diaspora (Zim, Gruden,Hjax, Joseph,etc...) he has a very strong network of links into most of the other teams for sounding out existing players, potential trade & draft pick wheeling & dealing.
He's been on the NFL competition committee so has given us presence as a franchise on the development of the wider game and its rules.
Between him and Duke Tobin we have continually recycled the roster through various drafts (yes, there are some busts but broadly we have drafted effectively for the past decade - or at least enough talent to put the coaching staff in a position to succeed) whilst never putting the franchise over the end of a barrel cap wise.
As a FO/GM type the main criticism may have been that in the past he sometimes took chances on players with questionable character plus he is at times naturally conservative in decision making which is fine for incremental , organic change but sometimes a franchise may need more drastic intervention (though even here you could argue that both of these are more Mike B than Marvin traits
