Redmond - Weakest link on the line

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(10-26-2018, 12:20 PM)fredtoast Wrote: You are missing one big point.  Even if the 32 best men are in head coaching positions half of them are going to be losers.  So when you say a head coach is bad you are simply saying he is not as good compared to the other 32.  It does not mean there are a lot of better coaches out there.

And is sure as hell does not mean that every NFL fan is smarter than the NFL coaching staffs.  These guys have dedicated their lives to coaching and spent thousands of hours evaluating film and players.  They know a hell of a lot more than us.

I played football at a very small college, but I played for an elite coach (Ken Sparks) who had a staff he kept together for many years.  Those guys would see things on film that none of us would. I remember the first film session when the coach showed how a guy lining up about a foot out of position (inside shoulder or receiver instead of outside) effected the entire coverage an resulted in a long completion on the opposite side of the field 30 yards from where the mistake was made.

I'd love to see you guys try to sit in a film room and show NFL coaches where they are wrong.

By no means am i saying fans have any clue compared to any experienced coach. Given how many coaches there are in the talent pool so to speak (lets just use every pro league plus college) it is easy to say that better options are out there for most teams. Also keep in mind that even the best coaches can run there course (Shula, Noll, Landry) and get stale or fall behind current trends, etc. At the end of the day, it comes down to  the desire to win by the owner. 

A valid question - how many owners in this league would accept and reward a 0-8 playoff record? One. The one who truly does not care about winning a SB so he is happy to keep a HC who puts up with him, makes him money and keeps him out of the limelight. But there are many better candidates out there. But one has to look first.