Spagnuolo or Fassel?

[celts32]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Spagnuolo has the potential to be a great coach, he also has the potential to be a total failure. I can think of far worse choices than him, but I can also think of one person who is probably a better fit for this team...Jim Fassel.

The way the team has been structured with Blache and Zorn leading the defense and offense, respectively, it just strikes me as making more sense to have a veteran head coach with offensive experience overseeing everything in a CEO type role with more emphasis on assisting Zorn (but then I think of what the Cowboys did with Garrett, and maybe Zorn doesn't need a helping hand.)

Still, I see what a "retread" like Tom Coughlin did this year, which was essentially just stay out of the way of his top coordinators and just intercede when needed and I don't see why Fassel can't do the same.

Fassel may have had the super bowl appearence with NY whereas Coughlin did not get there in Jax but overall I thought Coughlin built a much better team in Jax then Fassel did in NY. Those Jags teams back then were tough. I thought Coughlin was a little better then to go in the retread category.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by celts32

Fassel may have had the super bowl appearence with NY whereas Coughlin did not get there in Jax but overall I thought Coughlin built a much better team in Jax then Fassel did in NY. Those Jags teams back then were tough. I thought Coughlin was a little better then to go in the retread category.

He's a retread in that he was fired once before, something that some people have held against Fassel.

[dblanch66]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

He's a retread in that he was fired once before, something that some people have held against Fassel.

Fired as a head coach from the VaGiants and as a coordinator from the Ravens. Hiring him makes me nervous.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

He's a retread in that he was fired once before, something that some people have held against Fassel.

We're Americans!
We are not very forgiving to failure, especially in the sports arena, regardless of who's fault it was

[bigmarley4]

I'm with Spags: long time assistant, first time head coach, in their 40's, unproven but hungry, with some success...

sounds like another guy that worked out well for us.

[celts32]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

He's a retread in that he was fired once before, something that some people have held against Fassel.

If that's the definition then I guess he is, I just always considered him to be a better coach then Fassel. JaX had a couple teams I thought were Super Bowl caliber and it just didn't work out for whatever reason...Mainly the Titans seemed to have their number. I never felt Fassel had a super bowl caliber team...I didn't even feel that way about his team that made it there.