This is biggest load of bull ive ever read. Lovie smith was fired after a 10-6 season, and an 8 year period that included a super bowl berth and a NFC championship appearance lost against the unstoppable 2011 Packers.
If that is "little success" ..... what has Garrett done?!
Garrett was gifted a job he wasnt qualified for, wasted a HOF QBs prime years, stripped of playcalling duties during his "Learning/training" phase (how many coaches get that?) from the only side of the ball he has any coaching experience with.
The Truth is that with Lovie Smith and Marinelli and romo we'd have CERTAINLY more than Garrett has accomplished.
Lovie went to a superbowl with Rex Grossman. And NFC championship with Jay Cutler.
Whats garretts excuse?
Okay let's clarify some things.
1. The point of my point was never to defend Garret, we feel the same way on the results so far which is why you seem so upset. I absolutely agree we have basically wasted a once in a generation free agent franchise quarterback.
2. The only thing that would trump my "load of bull" would be you trying to ever defend those two guys's modicum of success by trying to compare it to Garrett at this stage of his coaching career. Combined they have over ten more years worth of chances to prove themselves. It's possible Tom Caughlin is going to get fired this year with two Super Bowls, John Gruen got fired and Sean Peyton might, yet both Smith and Lewis have had more years than all of those guys and they still have jobs. It's like saying Moe is a lot better than Curly or Larry.
Combined, they are a bit better than one game over .500 for their entire coaching careers.
Love Smith - 11 Years
Games over .500: 6
Super Bowl Wins: 0
Overall Championships: 0
Conference Championships: 1
Division Championships: 3
Marvin Lewis - 12 Years
Games over .500: 18
Super Bowl Wins: 0
Overall Championships: 0
Conference Championships: 0
Division Championships: 4
3. What was completely missed was the point I was making that race should not have been part of SAS's reasoning.