Is Head Coaching a full-time job?

jahsoul357 said
Experience at a high level as either an OC or DC does absolutely nothing in terms of coaching. Most coaches fit your mold and quite honestly, most suck...lol. You should know the sport that you are coaching.

And you are touting Harbaugh being a TE Coach at Pitt (a job he only got because of his dad was the assistant head coach) and a DB coach for a 2-9 football team? lol.

You keep talking about being very good X's and O's but this is not basketball where the coach draws up plays on the sideline during a timeout. A coach should understand the game of football but your viewpoint only stems from the fact that traditional hiring has been

Also, if we are being honest, it sounds like you are speaking from a place of not understanding what all goes into special teams. Blocking techniques, gap concepts, angles and attacks. Special teams is both offensive and defensive. Not to mention the fact that you are coaching players who are on both offense and defense.

The way you are thinking is why we have so many bad coaching in the NFL now.

I also found a blog on the topic from 2 years ago...interesting read and look at who is specifically called out.

https://www.the33rdteam.com/study-c...teams-background-have-been-highly-successful/

Did Pete Carroll really fail? He was fired after 1 season in NY by the owner after a 6-10 season. The coach that the owner was so ready
It is also said that Pete was too nice for New England...haha.

Pete was a great defensive coordinator but Pete also because a "CEO" coach and hired good people around him.

But Harbaugh still got experience coaching positions at a major college level does not make a difference how he got it and of course it's the DB coach that is responsible for the team's W/L record LOL
I am very familiar with ST coaching I have helped out with ST coaching on a HS level, yeah it not a high level but I do know a bit about it. There are some basic principles that carry over but it's just not the same as offensive and defensive schemes

Yes Pete did fail , you lose te last 5 games of the yr like he did in NY that's failure. Whether he was too nice or not he had 1 good yr in NE

I think we have many failed HC in the NFL because the pressure to win big in less than 3 yrs with a bottom team is a big reason. If you don't produce a playoff team in 2 yrs after a 3-14 season you're on the hot seat AND that's hiring an OC or DC that has 1 good yr under their belt. Canalas is going to be a good example just watch.

All this pertains to Rizi as a HC. I'm not saying he can't be a good HC , I'm saying that history is not on his side. I love the guy, he's fiery and passionate. but does he have the knowledge and experience in ALL phases of the game? His experience in coaching offense and defense has only been at just slightly above the HS level. We don't have any reference to go by with him other than ST at close to the NFL level.

We don't know his talent evaluation skills. Also ML NEEDS a strong HC that can be a great talent evaluator because he's not a football guy. While Payton may have not always been great he was very good . He had some of the best drafts in 15-16 yrs in the NFL

Also for Rizzi to be a very successful he will need 2 great coordinators because how can we trust be could be even a good OC or DC?
Let's say he keeps KK which I think is probably the biggest reason to possibly make him HC. He's still gonna need a great DC , I'm not convinced Woods is that. Let's say we are blessed and the stars align and we turn it around next yr and make the playoffs and win one. There's a good chance some owner is gonna pluck KK or the DC to be their HC, it would be too early but that's what owners do. Then we have to find another great coordinator. Do we know that Rizzi can do that? With guy that has been a very good coordinator on either side of the ball, we know that part is secure.

The only thing we know for sure about Rizzi is he's a very good motivator and our ST will be very good while he's here in any capacity