12-08-2020, 03:15 PM
The fact is that it is almost impossible for us to judge which coaches will make a great head coach. The ability to be a successful coordinator is not always indicative of the ability to be a head coach. It doesn't hurt to have a good head when it comes to scheme, but the skill set required to be a head coach is much broader. Some of the most successful coordinators of all time have been complete failures as head coaches. (Buddy Ryan, Dick LeBeau. Marty Morninhinweg, etc). On the other hand Andy Reid had never even been a coordinator before becoming one of the greatest head coaches in NFL history and John Harbaugh was just a special teams coordinator before the Ravens hired him as head coach.
The buzz for head coach candidates generally come from within the NFL coaching community. So many coaches move around and work with so many other coaches on their way up the ladder that they have an eye for who has the skills to be a good head coach. NFL coaches are more of s fraternity than a bunch of sworn enemies. So when a team starts looking for a new head coach they generally start networking among other coaches and front offices.
The buzz for head coach candidates generally come from within the NFL coaching community. So many coaches move around and work with so many other coaches on their way up the ladder that they have an eye for who has the skills to be a good head coach. NFL coaches are more of s fraternity than a bunch of sworn enemies. So when a team starts looking for a new head coach they generally start networking among other coaches and front offices.
