My biggest worry with a guy like Witten would be his current knowledge of the Xs and Os of the pro game. If Jerry wanted Witten in the long run I would try to find an older HC who could help mentor Witten for a couple years before passing the torch.
He’s been only a HS coach at a private Christian school. Surely we don’t need to discuss the “merits” of needing more experience than that to be a serious NFL HC.
I never called anyone a retread but experience when hiring a HC is very important. Guys with an actual coaching resume who have been in multiple settings under a real coaching tree. Another learning curve, no experience hire would be laughable at this point and take years to get off the ground if it ever does.
Why would he do a lateral move to OC in Dallas?
How about doing the normal thing for once and hire one of the promising young coordinators with actual NFL coaching experience.
It would be terrible. So you're going to take this team and put them in the hands of an inexperienced HC and call it a good idea? If the new HC wanted to hire him in some capacity, great, but you don't make him the next HC, it's ridiculous!
I don't disagree and I didn't mean that to be directed at you directly, just people on this site.
I'm just saying right now he's a HS football coach and that's great, but let him get some years at the college level or even on a staff at the pro level. You don't hire ex players with zero experience.
there's a wide wide gulf between re-tread and zero experience. this is akin to saying "you don't like oatmeal, and now you don't want octopus for breakfast either, i can't win!"
Jerry's gonna give him the Jeff Saturday route straight to the top
