Drew Brees and Reggie Bush as Saints Coaches?
 

When asked by Kay Adams they both seemed open, and even a bit enthused, by the idea. Also, any chance to post Kay Adams here is a plus.

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I would also be interested in Drew Brees or Reggie Bush as a General Manager. John Elway won a ring as Broncos GM. Ozzie Newsome and John Lynch were great GMs.

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Hell no. They don’t know **** about coaching. Maybe an assistant but that’s it. For Gods sake don’t let Brees get anywhere near the money. Dude is a horrible investor and money manager.

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He's "managed" to have a current net worth of over $160 million. Not too shabby.

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I wouldn’t be mad at it. More former players/HOF’ers should get a shot at coaching.

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Well, Kellen Moore's background was as a player. Not out of the realm of possibility some day.

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This would be awesome.

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There's another black and gold team that needs Drew's help a lot more ... Purdue.

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Great players rarely make great coaches. The Demeco Ryans are the exception, not the rule.

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What are some great players that tried and didn't make good coaches? I was trying to remember some, but must have went blank. Maybe they all had enough money that they didn't want to deal with the headaches. :D

I did think of Ditka. Definitely a great player. He wasn't good at New Orleans, but won a chamionship with Chicago, right? Anyone else think of other examples good or bad? Succeeded or failed?

Primetime, maybe?

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In the NBA it's a thing. Magic Johnson, Steve Nash, and I feel like I'm forgetting others.

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Also Jeff Saturday

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Given Brees' prep and football IQ I think he would be a good QB coach.

All that being said, time is money and I am not sure we could afford his time...

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Coaches don't count against the cap. It doesn't matter how much they get paid. Gayle is the second richest person in Louisiana.

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1. Bart Starr
2. Mike Singletary
3. Herm Edwards
4. Art Shell

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It doesnt matter a lot but it does matter a little because the more they are paid the more it entices management to let them finish out their contract even if they struggle. You dont get rich by paying people bug bucks not to work so many owners are hesitant to take thaf big hit. If DA was making $20 million a year he might still be head coach.

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I’ve been in too many organizations where someone that was very good in a STEM field or specific application was promoted into a managerial role with catastrophic results.

A quick change of the phrasing eliminates confirmation bias. How many great coaches were great players?

How many businesses have you seen fail because someone with talent while working ‘in the business’ didn’t translate to talent working ‘on the business’?

Same goes for leading people. Great motivators are rarely great something else’s and vice versa.

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Great leadership can look different. Even in football there is no archetype. Bill Belichick, Tom Osborne, Jimmy Johnson, Tom Landry, etc. are all different from each other. If you can inspire trust and motivate people without being a hypocrite or a liar that's a start.

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Key word Reggie used. "Anomaly." About Dan Campbell. I had them going to the SB this year. But they couldn't get it done. In their house.

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I wouldn't mind seeing what they have to offer in TC.

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Very true even what a majority might consider great leadership will not resonate with 100% of the team. Leadership can generally be boiled down to 'hard love'. It has to be unwavering and must come across as coming from a passion for the players.

It can and often however cascade through an organization. I am sure there were more than one player that didn't care for Sean Payton's style but saw Drew as a leader and Drew's respect for Sean bled over.

One of the biggest misunderstandings in the topic is that most people can not differentiate between Inspiration, Motivation, and Leadership. There are some crossover principles but all very different principles.:bng:

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I would like to see one as Executive Vice President and the other as General Manager.

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Well said.

Accountability breeds accountability.