News: Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: The Worst Era to Be an NFL Coach

[CCBoy]

Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: The Worst Era to Be an NFL Coach
By Mike Freeman

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1. A two-year plan for NFL coaches

There is no better metric for the lack of patience owners now have than the next paragraph you're about to read.

Joe Philbin was fired by the Dolphins after a little more than three seasons. Chip Kelly by the Eagles after less than three. Mike Pettine by the Browns after two. Lovie Smith by the Bucs after two. Ken Whisenhunt by the Titans after one and change. Jim Tomsula by the 49ers after one.

I asked NFL league office and team executives when was the last time so many head coaches were fired after so little time with their teams? The answer I got from everyone was: I'm sure it's happened before, but I can't remember.

Well, neither can I. Even some of the coaches who survived, like the Colts' Chuck Pagano, lost significant portions of their staffs in order to stay...

 

[Ashwynn]

Its a what have you done for me today league. Kinda interesting.

 

[CCBoy]

Its a what have you done for me today league. Kinda interesting.

Actually, that's what Soap Operas are for...not NFL teams.

 

[visionary]

This is crazy
Just look at how much success the Cowboys have had with the same HC for last 5 years

 

[Hoov]

Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: The Worst Era to Be an NFL Coach
By Mike Freeman

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1. A two-year plan for NFL coaches

There is no better metric for the lack of patience owners now have than the next paragraph you're about to read.

Joe Philbin was fired by the Dolphins after a little more than three seasons. Chip Kelly by the Eagles after less than three. Mike Pettine by the Browns after two. Lovie Smith by the Bucs after two. Ken Whisenhunt by the Titans after one and change. Jim Tomsula by the 49ers after one.

I asked NFL league office and team executives when was the last time so many head coaches were fired after so little time with their teams? The answer I got from everyone was: I'm sure it's happened before, but I can't remember.

Well, neither can I. Even some of the coaches who survived, like the Colts' Chuck Pagano, lost significant portions of their staffs in order to stay...

worst era ? the paychecks are much bigger so there is that

 

[MissionCoach]

This is crazy
Just look at how much success the Cowboys have had with the same HC for last 5 years

I think that is directly related to the stability we have in the FO, especially our GM

 

[erod]

It's especially bad because adequate quarterbacks are rarer than ever, and there's nothing coming out of the draft that is remotely prepared for the NFL.

 

[daveferr33]

That is unless you become an owner's adopted son.

 

[Hoofbite]

It's especially bad because adequate quarterbacks are rarer than ever, and there's nothing coming out of the draft that is remotely prepared for the NFL.

I'm not sure about that. The league has a number of quality QBs right now and I say that a good number could be called "adequate".

 

[DandyDon52]

worst era ? the paychecks are much bigger so there is that

that is what i was thinking, at 5 mil a year and I work 3 and get fired, thats ok with me !!!!!!!!!
And then they just go back to asst somewhere, which also pays good.

My thought is it isnt about how many games they win or getting to playoffs, it is about seeing the team get a little better each year,
and not look like a disorganized mess during games, etc.
Player input is also a factor. and media and fans.

If it looks like the team isnt getting better and it flounders, then why keep the coach? ( unless your jerry)
The thing with jimmy is you could see the team get better each year, and you could see he was a part of the reason why.

Now days these guys have a "system" and they come in and force that system on the players, instead of making
something for the players that are there.
Also being a good dc or oc, does not make you a good leader, and the leader part is more important than
the x's and o's.

 

[Hoofbite]

Worst era to an NFL coach? Maybe an NFL Head Coach.

I'd bet it's a pretty exciting era to be a guy who's been stuck at the coordinator or assistant level for years on end while better known names and coaching ties fill the league's vacancies.

 

[DandyDon52]

I'm not sure about that. The league has a number of quality QBs right now and I say that a good number could be called "adequate".

yes and it depends on what you do with your qb and your system and schemes, playbook.

Look at fitz, was mediocre looking with texans, then excels with the jets.
Weeden was awful with cowboys, but good with texans.
Alex Smith was ran out of SF and now he is in playoffs with KC and SF is at bottom of the league.

If you draft a QB ,in first round, you should then develop a offense suited to what he does best.

Look at pettine with Manziel, he tried to force him to run the pettine offense, instead of
making one for JF.
Square peg into round hole doesnt work well.

 

[CCBoy]

Leadership? Just look at Alabama and consider how very hard it is to have a top program anywhere over four to five years.

It may be much easier to come into a program, establish one's own group and direction, then leave after about four seasons.

The same thing may apply to the NFL...as to easier to do. But a quick picture doesn't stand up to a single to three years at the head of a team.

In the NFL, the concept of quick turn-around has unmoored sound development and taking into account real management hurdles that have to be overcome which the playing out of seasons are happening as well.

A somewhat spoiled fan base doesn't help this at all, as change to an owner is akin to maintaining cash flow....not longer termed successes.

 

[Seven]

I'm thinking it's the hiring practices of the teams owner's and GM's.

Do a little homework and stop knee-jerk hiring. JMO.

 

[Dodger12]

Folks that write these articles and those that "agree" with them because it fits into their (Garrett) agenda need to do a little legwork. Just Google a list of HC's for a specific team and you'll see tenures ranging from 1 year, to two years, etc.......and this was back in the 60's, 70's and 80's, if not earlier. The teams that had longer term coaches were the teams that won and had dynasties. Look at the Steelers prior to Chuck Knoll and the Patriots as well. And it's not just contained to those teams I mentioned. Keep Googling and you'll get similar results. That's the way it's been since the NFL's inception. Teams don't win because of coaching longevity. On the contrary, a coaches longevity is tied to winning.

 

[ryanbabs]

Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: The Worst Era to Be an NFL Coach
By Mike Freeman

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1. A two-year plan for NFL coaches

There is no better metric for the lack of patience owners now have than the next paragraph you're about to read.

Joe Philbin was fired by the Dolphins after a little more than three seasons. Chip Kelly by the Eagles after less than three. Mike Pettine by the Browns after two. Lovie Smith by the Bucs after two. Ken Whisenhunt by the Titans after one and change. Jim Tomsula by the 49ers after one.

I asked NFL league office and team executives when was the last time so many head coaches were fired after so little time with their teams? The answer I got from everyone was: I'm sure it's happened before, but I can't remember.

Well, neither can I. Even some of the coaches who survived, like the Colts' Chuck Pagano, lost significant portions of their staffs in order to stay...

I think the Chip Kelly firing had to definitely happen. The others probably didn't get a fair chance. He destroyed that team, and would have continued to do so. Not that I'm mad about that or anything....

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

Also being a good dc or oc, does not make you a good leader, and the leader part is more important than
the x's and o's.

Seems we've been hearing this a lot for the past 5 yrs . . . . . . . . . . .

Its the reasoning for dismissing 8-8, 8-8, 8-8, & 4-12 and pretending as if the records matter very little if even at all.

 

[CCBoy]

Seems we've been hearing this a lot for the past 5 yrs . . . . . . . . . . .

Its the reasoning for dismissing 8-8, 8-8, 8-8, & 4-12 and pretending as if the records matter very little if even at all.

Let's just take a look...three years when the NFC East down to the last game played by the Cowboys. Then a season without one's franchise quarterback and the team's top producer.

Yea no other possible way to look at what was also a huge transition for five seasons, on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball.

My friend...nope, no other way to watch this whole thing.