Quote:As I recall, and I am honestly hot attempting hyperbole or exaggeration here, you once said Bradley had the potential to be a "superstar" coach-most notably when the Eagles were considering him.  If I am distorting your views beyond recognition, please correct me.

 

Carroll is the one remaining constant because Bradley became our coach.

 

Had Bradley not taken the Jaguars job and not gotten any other job, he'd still likely be the defensive coordinator there. 

 

Tell me, what are his positive attributes you mentioned above?  What caused you to advocate for him?  What makes him better than some other coaching candidates/coaches?

 

I'm probably the one that used hyperbole if I used those terms describing Bradley. 

 

Bradley's positive attributes are how he seems to handle people, and he tries to create a positive environment. I advocated him, probably out of desperation since we at that point were not getting any of my top 5 candidates, as it appeared Kelly was going back to college, Reid was hired by KC, the other Kelly and O Brien were staying in college, and McCoy was hired by SD. I had read good things about Bradley from prior DC Monte Kiffin, and I think I went a little overboard on the praise, and drank the Kool aid too quickly based off of Kiffin's praise for Bradley. I wanted us to at least get someone half decent, and time was running out - so I probably jumped too quickly on the Bradley bandwagon initially. It would have been better for me to pause and temper that a bit and come back to reality that after all was said & done - this was choice #6. 

 

Bradley's weaknesses are/ were lack of head coach experience, which probably led to his weak Coordinator hires. Also not sure if Bradley is a good enough x's and o's coach compared to his qualities as a motivator/ people guy. I also wonder how quickly Bradleys rah rah style will get old, should they hit a wall on their perceived progress in year 2 and beyond. Since I don't see Bradley as a great x's and o's guy, to fall back on, the bottom could fall out quickly. 

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