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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO
And why would you label him "acceptably mediocre"?
His stint as a interim hc? Isn't that all we have to go on?
or his stint as a successful oc?
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Ok good, can we have a real conversation now?
I've followed Arians for a while. I have several Steelers buddies and I've watched more than a few of his games. Arians is a player's coach to the extreme. He was Big Ben's best friend even as his life went off the rails, and he coddled him. And I was just never impressed with the hustle or technique of some of his offensive players outside of the QB. That's fine as an OC, but it's not a quality you want out of a head coach. He is too much like coaches we've had. He's going to coddle some of his players, he's going to bring in some of his buddies to coach, and he's going to coach a team that (like Norv's Chargers) will use an effective scheme manned by players who will play soft. I think in 2 years, you have Norv's Chargers, except with a more innovative scheme. Oh, and he wants to call his own plays, because he can't hand control over to a coordinator who can outrule him.
I also have a firm belief that NFL owners aren't stupid. Not all of them. He has gone 30 years in very highly visible positions. He coordinated a Super Bowl offense. Never a SINGLE interview until this year when he turned 60. And during the interview process, even though he was considered a hot candidate, he was clearly not considered cream of the crop or even close in this year's offseason. I think there are less than a handful of coaches who made the Super Bowl after their first hire was after age 50, let alone 60. There's a reason for that.
I think he will groom a good QB. But right now, his defensive plan is off to a terrible start. And we've yet to see if he can perform the same magic without a once-in-a-lifetime QB that falls into his lap.