12-30-2019, 09:37 PM
(12-30-2019, 08:50 PM)Bilbo Saggins Wrote: 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.
Channeling my inner Fred here -- there are 31 'losing' coaches each season. The trigger happy NFL has adopted the '1 year to prove it' mentality, which i don't think is a good one to have if you are a franchise like the Bengals. How long does it take to judge whether a coach is 'a winning coach', 'overachieving with the roster' or 'not good enough'?.. I don't believe coaches are given enough time these days to prove things one way or the other.
I just watched a video on how Zimmer could possibly be leaving Minnesota. If the decision was solely on the ownership to make the decision, should they keep him or let him walk? I'll pose the same question to you, if the Vikings have a choice, should they keep Zimmer? Is he a winning coach? Is he not good enough? If you had a team, would you cycle coaches until you won a SuperBowl? What criteria would make a coach 'acceptable' in their first season???
