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Seven;1338981 said:Why's this an issue? Wouldn't the next HC, if he had any brains at all, more than likely try and obtain Garrett for his staff? If they were to know the situation before hand they'd probably say hell ya, thanks for saving me alot of work. Right? I mean, it seems everyone rants and raves over Garrett so Jerry can just say " Hey, I went ahead and got Garrett for ya."
This is kind of the way I see it, too.
Say we wait our two weeks from now and interview Rivera and everyone else we might want. Is the defensive coordinator we choose to elevate to HC really going to be able to hire a better OC than Garrett? Especially if Sparano, who did a fine job last year, is still here? Could the new head coach really find better offensive coaches than Garrett + Sparano at such a late juncture? I doubt it. I mean, it's not like the new HC would automatically be able to bring the entire offensive side of the ball along with him. Most likely he'd be piecemealing a group together at the last second from all over the league.
Instead, Jerry had a limited window to hire a very bright and very likeable young guy. If he didn't have that deadline, I suspect he'd rather hire the HC first and then recommend Garrett for OC. And if Jason is as highly regarded around the league as we've read, I'm sure the HC would love to have him. But the new restrictions on coaches not being considered for HC kept that from happening.
In fact, I imagine if we ended up hiring Rivera, one of his prime candidates for OC would be one Wade Wilson. Can you imagine the howling then? Who would any HC rather have as OC, Garrett or Wilson?
People act like there is only one right solution in all this, and I don't think that's true at all. I bet most defensive-oriented HCs would tell you to get him the most talented coaches he can get on offense, and as long as the guy isn't an a-hole, he'd be happy. Not everyone insists on only having guys he "knows" like Parcells.
But I have to admit... I'm getting a kick out of bbgun. You're in rare form, man. :laugh2: