Patriots hire Jerod Mayo as Head Coach

livefromDC said
Now that you mention it. It's guys like that, I'll throw Payton and Mike Tomlin in that group too although they didn't really play at the next level, who played football and know enough to excel despite maybe not being the most gifted athletically.

Another way of saying this is that some players are more mentally gifted than others and some players are more physically gifted than others.

When transitioning from player to coach it is the most mentally gifted that Excell in coaching.