halloween 65

Your right. I work over in Wisconsin all the time and some of the nut jobs(packer diehards) talk about the way McCarthy and Thopson draft and pick players for depth all the time.

ChrisXVI

Yep, the homer's up here can be insufferable but obviously the Packers are doing something right.

burningmetal

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.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

burningmetal

For the record, I'm not against hiring young coaches, so long as they fit the necessary criteria and have that track record established. Some guys get a head start and are able to establish themselves at a pretty young age. Then there are these guys who basically ride the coattails of a great coach, or really good personnel, and parlay that into a job they aren't ready for.

darksoul35

I think the biggest need on the team is DE and keeping our DT. I think Defense can be middle of the pack next year and with our WR having one more year and with our top five LT in the NFL back we are playoff bound.