Post by butkus3595 on Jan 13, 2017 11:23:04 GMT -6
I'll say this. I don't know if Fox can help us win a Super Bowl. His history suggests he can get there, winning it...who knows really. What I do think though is that any coach who can probably win us a Super Bowl, or anyone else for that matter, is going to think very hard about where they want to be a head coach. Take Belichick for instance, he was the Jets HC for a day, before the better opportunity to coach in New England came to fruition. And he has told his assistants to be very selective in where they go...a lesson he no doubt learned in Cleveland. My point is, this team needs to also look attractive to a very good coach. That means we need to add more talent, no matter what way you look at it.
If a promising coach has a choice between a team that has allowed a new coach some time to turn a team around (a fair chance to rebuild) versus a team that is impatient and quick to fire a coach - then I would think that promising coach will choose the team that gives him the better chance to succeed. Of course a coach that isn't as good may jump to any team just to get a shot at a HC job.
So, giving Fox this 3rd year may be helpful if we need to replace him at the end of 2017. Sometimes multiple teams are pursuing the same guy, so who knows, maybe this will be helpful.