NFL 101--Haley Coach of the Year

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This raises an interesting issue.

There exists in the NFL a school of thought that continuity at the head coaching position lends itself to long-term success. Chuck Noll and Don Shula come are often used as examples.

On the other hand, head coaches can also burn out and lose their team over time. Whatever message they want to convey eventually becomes stale and redundant. Over time, players who have heard the same pitch over and over can't help but tune it out.

I wonder what the optimum tenure of a head coach ought to be? Obviously, it depends on the coach, his age, the owner and lots of other factors, but I'm thinking 5 to 6 years ... maybe a tad more. At that point, whatever methods that coach has used in the past to motivate his players will have surely gone stale.

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