(02-08-2019 12:47 PM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(02-08-2019 10:07 AM)JacksonHall Wrote:  

(02-08-2019 09:56 AM)ShadyP Wrote:  

(02-08-2019 09:34 AM)JacksonHall Wrote:  

(02-08-2019 09:30 AM)ShadyP Wrote:  I am with you, I think Mike Deane gets waaaaayyyyy too much credit on this board. Much like Lou, he was very personable, could tell good stories, was fun to talk with, wore some sharp suits.........but what actually did he bring to the table. He sat far down the bench and rarely talked with Brady during the game/timeouts.

IMO, it also never works well if a HC has his staff dictated to him. It is another thing if the HC wants too make a change to his staff, but he cannot have his staff dictated to him. I don't see those situations ending well and creating a good working environment.

It happens in football all the time at both college and pro level.

It is a different thing to say a coach who is saving his own butt, replaces an OC or DC who can have very tangible impacts on a football team. Versus Admin/Mgmt forcing some other coach on the HC (which does NOT happen all the time) and what folks on this board seem to be clamoring for.

Not sure about the others who mentioned this, but I was talking about the "saving his own butt" scenario. The administration or in case of NFL, the owner, says "things are not working out and you need help with your Xs and Os on defense, offense" or whatever. Rowe knows his leash is getting much, much shorter. It would be smart to evaluate what benefits his current assistants bring to the table. He should do the hiring of the new assistant knowing it would help buy him some time.

I like Rowe’s assistants. I think they all bring something to the table. It’s a young group of coaches but they have potential and they have energy. The past group didn’t.

I like Rowe's assistants as well but none of them can coach a lick of defense. Either that or Coach Rowe isn't doing what good leaders do; Assign responsibility and step back and let them do their jobs. They don't meet your expectations, you find someone that does. It seems to me that Coach Rowe is trying to coach both offense and defense himself.