Since everybody is calling for us to hire Cowher or Gruden...

Name me one coach who won a Superbowl with one team, then moved on to another and won the SuperBowl again.

I'll wait...

Well,

Shula, Parcells, Vermeil, Reeves, and Holmgren led two different teams to Superbowels but did not win with both.

So, none.

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None is the correct answer.

Given that past success is no indication of future success, why are we even talking about these SuperBowl winning coaches, other than the fact we're looking for a change and they're big names?

I would love Sparano if he would show the balls to ax Henning and make serious changes.

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My issue with Cowher is I see him burning out after a couple of years.

My issue is Gruden is that he really hasn't proven anything. That might not be much because he is young and would want to stick long term. That part I do like.

I would be happy to just GO to a superbowl. Hell, I would be happy to just make the play-offs again.

TheFutt Wrote:
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> None is the correct answer.
>
> Given that past success is no indication of future
> success, why are we even talking about these
> SuperBowl winning coaches, other than the fact
> we're looking for a change and they're big names?

It's no indication of future failure either. This type of past stat doesn't indicate one single thing.

How many coaches have failed at one job and succeeded at another? A good man learns from his mistakes. Another might take his success and think it will work in another place.

Look, the best coaches are the ones that can mold their system around the personel they have and succeed with them. That is the guy we need.

I heard Mr. Ross was going to hire Carlos Santana to coach and do half time shows....but I don't always get the best intel.

I think Cowher, given our current personnel, gives us the quickest chance due to his phylosophical similarities.

Gruden, Dungy, Childress, all prefer different systems.

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"I heard Mr. Ross was going to hire Carlos Santana to coach and do half time shows....but I don't always get the best intel."


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Aqua&Orange Wrote:
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> I think Cowher, given our current personnel, gives
> us the quickest chance due to his phylosophical
> similarities.
>
> Gruden, Dungy, Childress, all prefer different
> systems.

Exactly what I'm talking about. Can these guys look at our personell and adjust the system around them? If not then what's the point. I think with a QB and OL upgrade then adjust the system to the players.

Leon In Denver Wrote:
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> Look, the best coaches are the ones that can mold
> their system around the personel they have and
> succeed with them. That is the guy we need.

Hell to the YES! Look for coaches that have been successful with more than one 'kind' of team. The 72-74 Dolphins were VERY different from the 83-85 Dolphins but both were successful.

the futt don't make me laugh, why don't you tell us who you would like
as the head coach?

I bet your one of those fans that misses wanny

New guy busting on the Futt, hmmm who are you Matt?

Mike Singletary is the first near end of season firing. I wonder how many other teams are going to cut their current HC between now and the SB?

Place your bets!

I agree Futt.

I do think he needs to take responsibily for the down slide of our team though, but, he can make a stand by firing Dan Henning and then saying we need a new QB.

If he does that, I think he has a right to stay. He has built a really strong foundation of a defense. The offense is weak and shallow (in depth) and needs to seriously be addressed through the next 2 drafts.

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I can see where you can make a case for Sparano staying, and I’m not implying that perspective doesn’t have merit. But I really feel we’ve seen enough of his act to know what he’s all about. He’s in the old-school mold, and a Parcells “formula” coach IMO.

Let’s not forget project BIG has been implemented by him and Ireland with Parcells tutelage. And now with Y3 complete, what you see is what you get. Not much imagination and virtually no creativity when it comes to personnel, game-planning, strategy and tactics.

I just don’t see where Sparano brings anything “special” on either side of the ball. I assume he’s a decent motivator, but the flops at home this year – to a number of crap teams, is inexcusable. And at this point I have NO CLUE what his solution is. Just more of the same, and do it better (BIGGER)?

There whole deal was “change the culture” and get BIG DUDES who love football (team captains whenever possible). That type of formulaic thinking can only take you so far – like to 500 or slightly better. And that’s what Sparano is basically about.

Now if the dude needs a genius DC and OC to be successful, what kind of a COACH is he on his own? I’m sorry but he’s a position coach in this league and not much more IMO. He’s simply in way over his head as a HC.

Everyone agrees his game management is shabby at best. And how often do you see Sparano actively involved in making adjustments on the fly? I honestly can’t recall one example where Sparano obviously made a game adjustment that won the game. The truth is his “style” is based on having a physically superior team – and that’s pretty much it.

Is that a realistic formula in today’s NFL? I personally don’t think so.

Is that a realistic formula in today’s NFL? I personally don’t think so.

Sparano is a great coach to bring in to rebuild the foundation of a disheveled franchise. He's done that brilliantly. This place was a wreck and an embarrassment. Is he a coach that can build a team that can compete with the utmost elite in the NFL? I think watching his game management skills the last 2 years tells me probably not. He's not cerebral enough.