Report: Shanahan to DC done deal

[wolfeskins]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

The head coach is JUST as responsible for the teams defense as he is the offense, so i don't get your point here. If we were talking about offensive or defensive coordinators, then it would make sense to compare how their individual units performed. The head coach is responsible for results: coaching a team that can win football games and go to the playoffs.

all i'm saying is you can't give a head coach too much credit or too much blame for his success in the nfl. true some coaches are better than others but it takes more than just a good hc to make the playoffs year after year and to be able to compete for a super bowl.

you act as if cower is a better coach than shanny just because the steelers were a bit more succssful.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by wolfeskins

all i'm saying is you can't give a head coach too much credit or too much blame for his success in the nfl. true some coaches are better than others but it takes more than just a good hc to make the playoffs year after year and to be able to compete for a super bowl.

you act as if cower is a better coach than shanny just because the steelers were a bit more succssful.

not just a bit more successful - significantly so in recent history. in addition, the idea is that cowher would bring in guys that he worked with (or their proteges) whereas shanahan is working with a guy with a horrible draft record (only tampa bay counts - allen had absolutely nothing to do with the draft in oakland). Shanahan's draft record as defacto GM in Denver isnt that impressive either. I'd take Cowher and whoever he wanted working with himself and Allen over Shanahan and Allen any day of the week.

That said, I really like Morocco Brown and if he's promoted (as smoot alluded to), then he'll be more involved in the decision making process and can hopefully convince shanahan to make wise moves.