Is anyone in this thread willing to educate readers that dont understand why so many are repeating the 'go young' approach?
Can anyone in the know tell me the top 5 things that have occurred or that are occurring in football coaching at the pee-wee, middle school, high school and college level that take BB way out of the equation for being considered as a coach for you?
What are the coaches at the non-professional level doing that makes professional NFL vet coaches out of touch with whats going on at the experimental level of coaching?
I can MAYBE see the "He's old and out of touch with the way the game is being played now" if you could prove to me that pee-wee, middle school, high school and college are playing a game that looks like Razzle Dazzle and not traditional football....but thats not the case from the High School football I watched a week or so ago.
So...if the game has not changed significantly....the "old and out of touch" argument doesnt resonate with me.
Health - BB is old and has a higher chance of having a medical emergency than a 38 year old...this is true. But...he does not sound old, slow, senile or out of touch with football when he talks. He is just as good as a 38 year old in my book.
Relatable - If kids now a days only want young coaches they can be friends with...why have any coach over 50 in the NFL?
Stuck in his ways - If BB is old and stuck in his ways...maybe its because at the professional level you cant be a wild gun-slinger with risk or you lose your good coaching job. Now that ANALYTICS is backing up some of these coaching calls as being smart and not risky, but considered good risk...ALL coaches can take calculated risks without the fear of getting fired. I think money and fear of losing a good job is a major reason why PROFESSIONAL NFL COACHES get stuck in their ways...not because they are not innovative, but because of the perception that certain things were considered risky, but not so much anymore.
All in all...it sounds like the 'go young' is more about trying to tell someone how to think as opposed to it being backed up with valid arguments or data. Its just words.