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Originally Posted by Brainiac
Here's a news flash for you: Bill Belichick and Sean Payton aren't available. The only way a winning coach becomes available is if he has a couple of down years and it's time to move on.
John Fox's last two seasons at Carolina were 8-8 and 2-14. He didn't take a year off. He went to Denver, and his first two seasons there were 8-8 and 13-3. I'd take that.
Tom Coughlin had three losing seasons in a row before he left Jacksonville. Then he went to the Giants and won two Super Bowls. I'd take that too.
There is no perfect hire out there. Andy Reid is a damn good one, though.
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Agreed.
10 of the past 15 Super Bowl winners had coaches who were with their second team.
Mike Shanahan failed in Oakland, won two Super Bowls in Denver
Dick Vermeil moderate success in Philly, won a Super Bowl with the Lambs
Bill Belichick average HC in Cleveland, won 3 Super Bowls with the Patriots
Jon Gruden won with Tampa, his second team
Tony Dungy won with Indy, his second team
Tom Coughlin won with the NY Giants his second team.
Lot's of good precedent in recent years for a HC who didn't with the SB in his first head coaching job being successful in winning a Super Bowl in his second job.