Picking a favorite coach

[Mr. Scot]

More than one guy has said that all the discussion related to future head coaches has their head swimming. And speaking as the guy researching and writing uot a lot of that info, can't say I blame them. I look down the list of possibles, think of the pros, the cons, the risks, the rewards, etc. There are soooooo many variables to it that it's pretty easy to just look at it all and go :willy_nilly:

Still, if you want to pick a favorite to stick with, here's a suggestion that may help give your thought process a little clarity.

Take a particular candidate, and imagine for a moment that he just got hired to coach a division rival.

Does the thought scare you? :eek:

How about if he's hired by a division rival and we hire one of the other potentials. Does the thought of that coaching matchup make you feel confident, or queasy?

The guy who scares you the most as a rival coach is likely going to be the guy you most want on your side.

Keep in mind that we're only going to be hiring one guy. The others may get head coaching jobs with other teams, which means those coaching matchups - while they may not be inside the division - will happen at some point.

So, who would you be the most concerned about us having to coach against?

[CarolinaCatBrigade]

Jimmy Johnson

[Mr. Scot]

He's done with coaching.

(and honestly, why shouldn't he be?)

[CarolinaCatBrigade]

He's done with coaching.

(and honestly, why shouldn't he be?)

I know. Just throwing it out there for kicks.

[Mr. Scot]

I know some would probably throw out a name like Cowher or Gruden, but I don't think they're realistic candidates. That's why I'm not profiling any retreads in the head coaching thread.

(and anyway, it's not like we haven't successfully coached against Gruden before)

[Joan Jett]

Bill Parcells

[Mr. Scot]

Bill Parcells

Highly unlikely to happen (plus we've faced him as a head coach before, and beaten him)

The guys who represent the most realistic possibilities right now are Leslie Frazier, Russ Grimm, Mike Zimmer, Jim Harbaugh, and maybe Sean McDermott.

Others that are possible - but less likely - would be Mike Heimerdinger, Ron Rivera, Winston Moss, Brian Schottenheimer, Jason Garrett and Perry Fewell.

[Joan Jett]

arent you forgetting Cowher xD

[CarolinaCatBrigade]

I've stated this earlier today. I don't want an old washed up coach with the same throwback philosophy. Get somone in here with an offensive mind set and some creativity.

[Mr. Scot]

arent you forgetting Cowher xD

No, I'm not. Cowher isn't happening.

He'd want more control than the organization would be comfortable with, he'd cost more than they want to pay, and Jerry Richardson isn't so high on retreads after his experience with George Seifert.

People can debate all they want about whether he ought to be a candidate, but it's a pretty safe bet that he won't be :nonod:

[Joan Jett]

Meh Cowher is one person I'd actually get excited about if they got him as a HC. That has been proven in the league to be able to make a winning team.. No it probably wouldn't happen but it would be intresting for sure.

[pantherfool]

I think I'd hate to face Harbaugh. He seems to be the guy that could come in and infuse their team with new ideas and revitalize the players. Also he has alot of NFL contacts and could put together a great staff in short order.

[jasonluckydog]

Steve Spurrier

[firstdayfan]

Can we rule out guys who would bring in a 3-4 defense? I'm not sure we are set up for that. Rob Ryan is doing great things with clevelands defense but I'm just not sure we have the personnel.