Quote:
Originally Posted by crossbow
If by finishing what he started you mean they go from 2 to 0 wins so the the team can be declaired a COMPLETE failure instead of a 90% failure...then I can see your point.
Herm is a good guy and all but he skipped coaching in High School and College. He got the job because he knew someone and not becuase he had the experience. The pro level is not the place to learn your craft. The competition is just too intence and unforgiving. Failures cost too much and take too long to fix. Hey we all screwed up on our first jobs while we were learning but we weren't allowed to do it on multi-billion dollar accounts. Carl f-ed us so he could share the Hunt's money with his friend.
One last point: Herm is supposed to be a defensive minded coach. The Chiefs have the worse defense in the league. If his talent is with defense then why did Carl bring in that "consultant" to fix the defense?
|
I disagree. Nobody viewed Herm as a defensive specialist. Just a head coach who leans toward defense. He's always been viewed as a below average X's and O's guy, but a good motivator. That being said, it was a misstep on his part and Carl Peterson's part not to act sooner on canning Solari and to continually defend Gunther Cunningham.
Mike Tomlin came into Pittsburgh with similar inexperience. The Steelers' front office forced him to stick with Dick Lebeau, even if Lebeau ran a 3-4 while Tomlin specialized in the Tampa 2. That's the way you handle an inexperienced coach.