12-30-2019, 08:50 PM
(12-30-2019, 07:57 PM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: I mean, in defense of not constantly changing:
- The Browns are constantly swapping coaches/starting QBs... that doesn't work
- We have swapped DCs and OCs freqeuntly over the past few years... hasn't really worked.
Consistency goes a long way, but patience is key IMO.
I don't agree with this logic. I believe that winning coaches are retained because they inspire confidence and are objectively better at their jobs than those who are cut loose. Of course the winning teams stand pat and retain their coaches. What kind of a moronic owner would can a winning coach, or at least a coach who seemed to overachieve with the talent on their roster? Sticking with a losing coach is like an OC who keeps calling run plays because running 20+ times is positively correlated with winning. You run when you win, you don't necessarily win when you run. Same thing with HCs. Other teams in the league wouldn't hang onto Marvin Lewis for over a decade, expecting better results simply by way of continuity. That's the kind of logic that has failed to produce a playoff win since 1990(the worst drought in the league).
Zac seems like a nice guy, but I predict that this staff's "teeth cutting" phase will last for a very long time if it's allowed to go on. You can point to the Browns and say that they exist in chaos, but if you're going to hold onto a .500 coach forever and never win a playoff game, what's the difference? At least the Browns approach has the opportunity to land an undiscovered gem at some point.
