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Originally Posted by barrett
Very wise. But there is no denying that you have a far better idea what you're getting with Cowher/Dungy than with some young guy.
I see Roy is ready to annoint McDaniels as the answer in Denver. I will wait longer than 5 games.
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First, I will repeat the wise words: 'there's no such thing as a sure thing' because it is true.
Just because Cowher and Dungy have had success, there's no guarantee that their good fortune would be a certainty here. There have been SuperBowl winning coaches who have not repeated that accomplishment with new teams. Remember Dan Reeves in Atlanta after winning in Denver? Holmgren didn't win the Big Game in Seattle. Dick Vermeil couldn't get much done in K.C. Joe Gibbs couldn't rekindle the magic in D.C. Ditka was good enough in Chicago, but not New Orleans. Even as much as I respect Parcells, his only SuperBowl came when he was with the Giants, none with the Cowboys.
While I'm not going to annoint McDaniels, nobody is looking for his replacement at this point in the season. There have been plenty of young no-names who made names for themselves. John Madden and Mike Tomlin come to mind. So, hiring a new head coach is simply hit or miss.
Joe Walsh, Bill Cowher, Parcells, Gruden, Dungy and Belichick didn't have Super Bowl rings when they were hired by their original teams. In fact, Dungy and Belichick were fired as head coaches before another team took a chance.
There are innumerable reasons for a team's success, and a head coach is but one.