ESPN: Why did Steve Spurrier fail in NFL?

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

I remember Joe Theismann ten years ago saying that Spurrier didn't have the luxury of ever being an offensive coordinator in the NFL before he was a head coach. Maybe a better question should be, why did Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer SUCCEED in the NFL?

Because head coaching isn't about schemes and Xs and Os, it's about leadership. And Switzer wasnt much of a success.

[MTK]

Spurrier just didn't have the work ethic a coach needs for the NFL.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Spurrier just didn't have the work ethic a coach needs for the NFL.

At the time, I thought his USFL record boded well for his NFL coaching career.

[MTK]

Yeah Switzer would have been a massive failure on probably just about any other team. The Cowboys team he inherited was loaded and was basically on auto-pilot.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Yeah Switzer would have been a massive failure on probably just about any other team. The Cowboys team he inherited was loaded and was basically on auto-pilot.

Exactly! And Jimmy Johnson succeeded because the Cowboys drafted really well not to mention Johnson had established a pretty good coaching crew.

[hagams]

The "Old Ball Coach" may have not made it in the NFL, but he's a force in college. I'm a gamecock fan, and I love watching the post game interviews with him. Dude is funny.

[Lotus]

This thread makes me inexplicably feel like playing golf.

[CrazyCanuck]

Originally Posted by Lotus

This thread makes me inexplicably feel like playing golf.

[Bishop Hammer]

Originally Posted by Lotus

This thread makes me inexplicably feel like playing golf.

Thats funny, it makes me want to weep.

Its also funny how he still holds a grudge against The Redskins(siding with Shanny when he bashes them) then he quits on the his new team as soon as things get tough, like he did here. Grrrrr, I will despise that coach for as long as I bleed Burgundy & Gold.

[saden1]

And now we have Chip Kellys of the world thinking they can take thier static college offense to the next level. An ego is a hell of a drug.

[REDSKINS4ever]

I'll never understand why Steve Spurrier just quit like he did. There were people who wanted to see him fail and yet he could have remained and given himself time to prove them wrong. But he didn't. He left the pro game like a mongrel with its tail between its legs. Truly shameful.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

I'll never understand why Steve Spurrier just quit like he did. There were people who wanted to see him fail and yet he could have remained and given himself time to prove them wrong. But he didn't. He left the pro game like a mongrel with its tail between its legs. Truly shameful.

I would think once the owner starts telling you who to draft and play there aren't many options. Personally I would have let the SOB fire me and collect on my contract. People, some, forget Snyder is a real piece of work.

[REDSKINS4ever]

Originally Posted by saden1

I would think once the owner starts telling you who to draft and play there aren't many options. Personally I would have let the SOB fire me and collect on my contract. People some forget Snyder is a real piece of work.

I had heard that Spurrier initially didn't want Patrick Ramsey but Snyder and Cerrato did. And the whole Danny Wureffel story was monstrously insane.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

I had heard that Spurrier initially didn't want Patrick Ramsey but Snyder and Cerrato did. And the whole Danny Wureffel story was monstrously insane.

Go back and read my posts in this thread. Ramsey wasn't the first choice.

[REDSKINS4ever]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Go back and read my posts in this thread. Ramsey wasn't the first choice.

Thanks for sharing, Smoot. I never read posts from previous pages before I post. I don't know if Ramsey or Harrington was the bigger bust. Neither of them were very good.