Cowher Talking to Skins about Job in '08?

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Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Childress was the O coodinator in Philly though.

I think a lot of great head coaches are very hands off on one side of the ball or the other. That's just part of delagating responsibility.

Ultimately this entire debate fizzles down to the fact that good players with good chemistry will produce good results, and a coach can't do much to improve that or stand in their way. Likewise bad players with bad chemistry will produce bad results. Nothing a coach can do.

Norv had some pretty solid offensive talent as a coordinator, and not so much as a head coach, thus is his legacy.

For some reason I was thinking Jim Johnson. Duh. My bad. Been up since 5am. A little out of it I guess. But the other examples I used are right on.

But I think a great head coach can galvanize a team and help foster strong chemistry. Granted some situations are beyond repair, and great talent level does have a lot to do with winning. But we're using Norv as an example, and he has never been known as a locker room kind of guy.