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Originally Posted by BigChiefDave
I dont think Haley's hire was a head scratcher. As far as assistants go, since Haley was such a late hire, they were limited in their options. I still think they wanted Crennel as DC but he wasnt ready to come back. Remember how long it took for them to decide who was DC?
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There were a lot of established Super Bowl caliber coaches out there. Even if they tried, it seems like Haley was an O coordinator for like a year, maybe 2. Jason Garrett was a big name floating around for a minute, who'd hire him now? Haley just wasn't established enough at offensive coordinator IMO.
He's got a Super Bowl MVP QB and 2 of the best runners in the game. Throw in Edgerrin James and unless your line is an abomination you're going to win some games. But they didn't. They got hot in the playoffs and became America's darlings.
I'm sure they couldn't get Crennel, and I'm sure they tried, but when you have a pool of 4 guys that just got fired that year for the position you need to fill, I'd think long and hard about it too.
I don't hate these guys, and I honestly think they'll succeed. But when? I don't see how it had to take as long as it's starting to look like it's going to take. Nobody expected this year, but in today's NFL 2-3 years should work regardless of what's on your roster today.