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Originally Posted by Butter
Dungy was an adequate HC who assembled a very solid staff and had the benefit of the best QB ever who was an Ironman for him as well as one of the best GMs for many years.
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Originally Posted by albany ed
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Originally Posted by albany ed View Post
Accountability comes from the top down. From Pagano, all you get when you fuck up is a few claps, a pat on the ass and a few "um, you know" words of encouragement. If Bray runs a kickoff out of the end zone from a few yards deep, he should get his ass reamed out, unless that's what you're coaching him to do. Anything less is basically saying, "um, you know" you gave it a shot. Better luck next time. Pagano should be ripping the Asst. Coaches when their charges fuck up and they in turn should be ripping the players. Mental errors can happen, but repeated mental errors are a coaching problem.
I felt and still do that Dungy was over-rated. He had a good football mind, creating a defense that was very effective for a period of time. I don't believe he was a coach with the ability to make game time adjustments. Players loved him and most would give their all for him, but come playoff time, so did all players from all teams. It was Peyton Manning that put Dungy over the top.
Bottom line, I was not a big fan of Dungy AS A COACH. My idea of a quality HC is not a cheerleader, but a coach who gets the most from his players by demanding it. A "nobody is more important than the team" type of coach. Respect isn't given, it's earned.
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These posts illustrate extremely well the ridiculous standard for head coaching around here. You're both talking about a Hall of Fame head coach who averaged nearly 11 wins per season as if he was adequate, bordering on inadequate. No one here seems to understand that the next head coach could be Gus Bradley, Mike Nolan, Romeo Crennel, Jim Schwartz, Dom Capers, Ken Whisenhunt, Mike McCoy, Chan Gailey, Dick Jauron, Chip Kelly, Norv Turner, etc.