NFL Coaching Changes: Who Should, Who Should Go

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by horseofcourse

I feel any coach they hire will have a tough time making them a yearly NFL Super Bowl contending power or even have the success that Marvin Lewis had. The Pittsburgh Steelers have had 3 coaches in the last 41 years. They are the model to follow. He did work for Mike Brown and for the most part put a competetive team on the field every year he coached.

So no team should ever fire a coach that continually produces mediocrity because the Steelers weren't retarded enough to fire Noll (Super Bowl wins in his 6th and 7th seasons), Cowher (SB appearance in his 4th season) or Tomlin (SB win in his 2nd season). Well reasoned.

He did work for Mike Brown? What the hell does that mean?

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

So no team should ever fire a coach that continually produces mediocrity because the Steelers weren't retarded enough to fire Noll (Super Bowl wins in his 6th and 7th seasons), Cowher (SB appearance in his 4th season) or Tomlin (SB win in his 2nd season). Well reasoned.

He did work for Mike Brown? What the hell does that mean?

2 playoff appearances in 7 years is a bonanza of success in Cincy for Mike Brown after 12 years of zero. One man's mediocrity isn't anothers.

Mike Brown is not highly thought of in Cincinnati as being an acute NFL owner.

Anyone can get fired. I honestly don't care. I just like to defend Marvin Lewis is all. I'm not a giant fan of coaches too much. I'm not sure firing coaches is the be all and end all for a franchise's success. Sometimes it might be better to hang on to them longer than you might think you should.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by horseofcourse

2 playoff appearances in 7 years is a bonanza of success in Cincy for Mike Brown after 12 years of zero. One man's mediocrity isn't anothers.

Mike Brown is not highly thought of in Cincinnati as being an acute NFL owner.

Which is why the fans should be entitled to a refund if Lewis comes back. They've had mediocrity and I'm sure they realize it isn't much of an improvement over sucking.

[dalakhani]

Horseofcouse,

I think that this is an uphill battle. I think Marvin Lewis is a mediocrity at best. You can only blame the small market thing for so long. Good coaches overcome those disadvantages if given that much time. No?

Isn't there a pattern when it comes to good coaches or bad ones for that matter? And I do agree that some of it has a great deal to do with luck.

You mentioned Marty Schottenheimer. Isn't it crazy what his record has been everywhere he goes? Markets don't get much smaller than cleveland, san diego and KC. Contender in each stop?

What would Marty Schottenheimer do with this Cincy team? You know the answer.

[3kings]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Horseofcouse,


What would Marty Schottenheimer do with this Cincy team? You know the answer.

Choke in the playoffs!

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Horseofcouse,

I think that this is an uphill battle. I think Marvin Lewis is a mediocrity at best. You can only blame the small market thing for so long. Good coaches overcome those disadvantages if given that much time. No?

Isn't there a pattern when it comes to good coaches or bad ones for that matter? And I do agree that some of it has a great deal to do with luck.

You mentioned Marty Schottenheimer. Isn't it crazy what his record has been everywhere he goes? Markets don't get much smaller than cleveland, san diego and KC. Contender in each stop?

What would Marty Schottenheimer do with this Cincy team? You know the answer.

And mediocrity is good in Cincy. I refer you to my above post. 4 playoff appearances in 16 years with the mediocrities...in between the two mediocrities for 11 years....zero and zero winning seasons. I think Schottenheimer would lose in Cincy. He's getting old.