Why do teams continue to hire Belichick assistants for head coaches when none of them work out? Good luck Giants.
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Nick Saban?
Pat Hill?
Kirk Ferentz?
(Granted, all three of those are college coaches, but good ones.)
Bill O'Brien?
Mike Vrabel also just knocked his old boss out of the playoffs.
He could leave KC right now, he would have probably had a job if he were willing to do so. College coaches do it all the time. I don't blame him for not being available but I also don't blame a team that doesn't want to wait around. I wouldn't be against what you mention though, I'd think if you are EB, it's tough to sneak away and give an interview 100% when you are in the middle of a potential Super Bowl run.
That said, the two jobs today hired more of a CEO type of coach rather than the play caller type that EB appears to be. That's at least how they were sold by the teams that made the hires.
The other possibility is that EB isn't a great interview, dude got 7 interviews the last two years and no one took a shot.
This is maybe a cynical take, but it's also possible that he's been such a frequent interviewer because he satisfies the Rooney Rule and some of those interviews are just formalities for the teams.
I don't know. We've seen where teams have been willing to wait for a candidate to finish his team's postseason run. The Niners with Shanahan, and the Colts and I think the Broncos both did that with McDaniels. If a team decides a coach is worth the wait then that's what they'll do.
Also in KC the offense runs through Reid. Everyone thought nagy was a genius hire but after a lucky first season he showed this season that maybe he isn't the genius many made him out to be.
We'll see on O'Brien and Vrabel. Guessing both will end up about .500 at their current jobs. Not much else in the pro ranks for assistants that had success as head coaches.
The NFL is so aggressive about parity that most teams end up at an average of 8-8 in the long-term anyways, unless you have elite QB play for a long time.
O'Brien has consistently had Houston in the playoffs, and Vrabel just beat New England in its house in the playoffs. That is pretty good for a head coach in 2020.
Reid calls the play in to EB (who is literally like right next to him on the sideline) and EB relays it to Mahomes' helmet.
I think they thought he was related to Aaron Judge.
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Sounds like he has some health issues, and doesn't necessarily want the full OC responsibilities. That's the rumor anyway. Maybe they'll promote his son.
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Yeah. It's supposed to be why he took his current position. Didn't want to be a HC or OC but still wants to coach
