The bias towards hiring offensive coordinators as HC says everything about the NFL

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There is simply a huge bias towards hiring offensive coordinators or so called innovators to become NFL head coaches. Every other position coach likely has to toil in the ranks as a DC or special teams coach for years before given a chance. Mike Zimmer comes to mind as a guy who should have gotten a head coaching job years ago. Just look at how easy Chip Kelly found another job simply because he's viewed as an innovative offensive coach.

It's wack. Some of the leagues great coaches were former DC's.

This is starting to get sickening.
 
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People need to check the coaches who've won Super Bowl AND College championships in the past 20 years. It's primarily former DCs who've done it. It's fukking mind boggling to me that someone hasn't hit up the Pats DC for a coaching position or the Cards DC
 

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With the hard salary cap in place there's a bigger emphasis on offense because of how much a good QB can sway things. Look at the teams who consistently win and are in the playoffs...all have elite level QB's in place.
 

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People need to check the coaches who've won Super Bowl AND College championships in the past 20 years. It's primarily former DCs who've done it. It's fukking mind boggling to me that someone hasn't hit up the Pats DC for a coaching position or the Cards DC

The Jets did...unless you are talking about Bowles' replacement.
 

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People need to check the coaches who've won Super Bowl AND College championships in the past 20 years. It's primarily former DCs who've done it. It's fukking mind boggling to me that someone hasn't hit up the Pats DC for a coaching position or the Cards DC
It's one of the reasons why the league is considered such an offensive league. Not enough defensive minds have a chance to lead teams anymore.
 
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