keasley45
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I'm not hyping them. I likened their arrival here and the bond that can be created as similar to the birth of the LOB.If the talent is anything like the lob the coaches will be gone with promotions by the time the roster is reshaped to fully capitalize on it.
In two years Canales went from our qb coach of geno's rise from the ashes, to OC for the bucs then HC of the Panthers despite never being a coordinator before.
Point being, if these guys are anything like the level of hype you're attributing, I'd prepare to have feelings hurt very quickly.
Macdonald is really the only one who matters, argument can be made for Grubb since he's likely very highly paid for a coordinator, but he might not be here long either.
You can't compare players to coaches, apples and oranges for contract stipulations.
LOB never happens if other teams could promote/pay guys on our defense more either.
And, you are correct in that success breeds challenges. But that's been the case since day 1 of football. Coaches will move on. But what this FO seems primed to do now is hire for upside rather than just getting the guy doing 'the thing' right now. In other words, if you are looking for a qb coach that you are actually measuring not only based on his prowess as a teacher of the position , but also for his potential to replace the existing OC if / when he leaves, then that blow is lessened.
Our D will always have Mike running it, so the 'head' will never die. But on both sides of the ball, it seems this staff is hiring for growth.
In successful organizations, there's a mantra that's pretty common - always hire and then train your replacement. If you're doing that (and many organizations dont - look at the Patriots as a great example) then you stand to see fewer dips in performance as the staff turns over. That means hiring coaches who can teach players and their staff - essentially hiring teachers at every level.
Ironically, that notion is what made the last regime great, and then also was what did it in (in no longer hiring people who could teach the system, train the next generation, and uphold the standard).
John watched that failure happen in slow motion / real time. I'm sure if anyone is keyed in on establishing a method and a way of building a staff to not let that happen again, it's him. Look no further than Mike as evidence of that. He comes from Baltimore where the coach there has been in place for going on his 16th year. Where Pete was labeled as over tenured at 14 years, John has adapted, maintained the Ravens way and been successful longer than Pete was. And the coaches under him have come and gone, but by-and-large, the success has remained. Mike has seen it first hand. And his hires now look to be of the same mindset.
When you look at both Passing game coordinator and QB coach, both seem to have the leadership potential and talent to not only do their own jobs, but also step into Grubb's when he departs.
Jake Peetz has a ton of experience for being only 39 and was considered for coordinator positions this year.
Likewise, Charles London - he may be 'just' a qb coach for us right now, but when you listen to his experience in and out of coaching, his potential as a leader seems far greater than the job for which we hired him.
A piece on him:
So no, I'm not at all thinking these guys will necessarily come in and coach the team to a 17-0 record. But I do expect them to be better than last year. And in terms of the way in which this staff is being assembled and the metrics used in evaluating leadership, there's nothing about what they are doing that would lead one to believe they won't be successful... even sustainably so.