OnTheWarpath15 |
01-02-2013 09:19 AM |
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Originally Posted by BigRock
(Post 9266836)
He's definitely limiting his options at GM. But the reverse would be true if he was targeting the GM first. When it came time to get a coach, he'd have to cross off all the big shots who want control. Like when he hired Pioli and it eliminated the Cowhers and Shanahans and those guys. Either way, you're going to limit yourself somehow.
But I don't see it limiting the coaching options as much as you seem to. Maybe I'm not following.
Clark clearly seems to be going after the big shot Cowher type, and while it'll definitely hurt if he misses, I don't think it has to be that kind of candidate. We're not getting a stud GM either way, and second-tier coaches can have personnel guys they want to work with too. It just won't excite anyone if that's what happens.
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And that's exactly why - along with a couple of other issues - it will be the big-shot kind of candidate.
Clark needs not only the right HC, but he needs a guy to fill seats.
Someone like Cowher, Reid, Gruden does that.
If Clark gets shut out and ends up hiring someone like Ray Horton, or the Syracuse coach, Arrowhead sits empty again next year.
Like I said, I think he's already thrown the kitchen sink at Bill Cowher - possibly at that meeting in Chicago in November - and is doing his due diligence in the event Cowher declines.
Time will tell, I guess.
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