| burningmetal |
01-08-2017 11:48 PM |
Re: The New Orleans Saints Should Let Dennis Allen Finish the Rebuild He Started
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Originally Posted by Danno
(Post 733041)
There was a good reason Denver and Oakland hired him, even though we was one of the youngest in the league at that time. He was only 38 years old when Denver made him their DC, and 39 years old when Oakland made him a HC. Thats barely out of diapers as far as NFL coaches go.
He has a lot of potential to become a great HC one day. A few more years of seasoning with Payton and Company and I could see him becoming a great HC one day and perhaps even our next HC.
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I don't necessarily think that because someone gets hired at a young age that it means they have great potential. I think it's just become more of a trend to hire young coaches who can "relate" to this generation of spoiled young athletes. As far as their qualifications, too much is often made of short term results that position coaches get, without considering the talent they had at their disposal.
We had a good secondary when Allen was here the first time, but we had a lot of talent at DB back then. I've never been sold on Allen as a teacher, or schemer. Let's not forget that Oakland also hired Lane Kiffin to be their head coach. Denver hired Josh Mcdaniels as head coach at an extremely young age as well. He had that one year and hasn't had a head job since. A lot of coordinators look great working under Bill Belichick, only to go elsewhere and either flop, or be the epitome of average.
That's why I hope whichever new assistants are hired are people with a track record of repeated success, and who players can vouch for as being a positive influence on their development. Not just some hot new names who haven't proven they can build anything. |
