Go on the record: Who do you want as GM and Head Coach?

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Me, or Mecca?

If me, read the DeCosta bio, and look at Baltimore's drafts - they are rock solid.

And Rex Ryan? Dear God, I hope I don't have to SELL anyone on Rex ****ing Ryan...

I have some concerns. For one thing, does this require us to move to a 3-4 (I argued this in another thread that it's not a terrible idea).

Here's what concerns me most. I think there are a lot of awesome coaches who just weren't meant to ever be head coach material. As a head coach, you become more removed from the X's and O's and it becomes more important how you manage your staff and players. I just see Ryan as a guy his players will learn to hate. As a coordinator, you can rip apart your players and be the jerk. As a coach, you also have to be their friend. I'm not sure if Ryan has that in him. Also, as we learned from Gregg Williams, you have to be able to manage the ball from both sides of the ball, so the head coach has to be cool enough to realize that he can't control everything. Too often head coaches try to become too involved in the side of the ball they have too limited experience dealing with.

My sense is that Ryan is a football genius and yet you rarely ever hear his name come up for consideration from most teams, which leads me to believe that other GMs might be on the same wavelength as me.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

I have some concerns. For one thing, does this require us to move to a 3-4 (I argued this in another thread that it's not a terrible idea).

Here's what concerns me most. I think there are a lot of awesome coaches who just weren't meant to ever be head coach material. As a head coach, you become more removed from the X's and O's and it becomes more important how you manage your staff and players. I just see Ryan as a guy his players will learn to hate. As a coordinator, you can rip apart your players and be the jerk. As a coach, you also have to be their friend. I'm not sure if Ryan has that in him. Also, as we learned from Gregg Williams, you have to be able to manage the ball from both sides of the ball, so the head coach has to be cool enough to realize that he can't control everything. Too often head coaches try to become too involved in the side of the ball they have too limited experience dealing with.

My sense is that Ryan is a football genius and yet you rarely ever hear his name come up for consideration from most teams, which leads me to believe that other GMs might be on the same wavelength as me.

Other GMs?

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by milkman

Other GMs?

I'm saying that I think it's interesting that lots of other teams have known about Ryan for years, but nobody's approached him for an interview. Seems a lot like Monte Kiffin, Jim Johnson, and Al Saunders. These seem to be guys that GMs believe are real good coordinators who wouldn't be or wouldn't want to be good head coaches.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

I'm saying that I think it's interesting that lots of other teams have known about Ryan for years, but nobody's approached him for an interview. Seems a lot like Monte Kiffin, Jim Johnson, and Al Saunders. These seem to be guys that GMs believe are real good coordinators who wouldn't be or wouldn't want to be good head coaches.

I got what you mean't.

But your wording, using "other GMs" left the implication that you yourself were/are a GM.
I know that isn't what you mean't.
I just found it funny and had to comment.