(11-22-2021, 12:18 AM)TheDuke007 Wrote:

(11-21-2021, 05:19 PM)MIJagsFan Wrote: How about it's not only about "we have player x y or z". How about it's the boneheaded penalties? What about the boneheaded decisions he's made? My question is, and keep in mind I do not watch college football so my knowledge of Meyer is limited, but why does everyone think he would be a good NFL coach? From the sounds of it college HCs just recruit good players and good player often go to good colleges because...well it's a good school that can advance their careers in the NFL. If that's the case how is it even comparable to what an NFL hc does? I mean I would say that a College HC would make a better NFL GM than HC...

I agree that being a good college HC doesn't mean you will be a good NFL HC.  I do think that success in college football is mostly about recruiting.  Even to the extent that it is about X's and O's, I think there are major differences between the two games.  What works in one won't necessarily work in the other.  Why do so many successful college QB's fail in the NFL?  Because it's a different game.  To be a successful NFL coach, you need to know the NFL game.

I disagree that a college HC would make a good NFL GM.  First, as stated earlier, it's a different game.  What works in college doesn't necessarily work in NFL.  An NFL GM needs to know the NFL game and which players will excel at that level.  Second, in college, the HC being a good "salesman" is very helpful in obtaining recruits.  In the NFL, it means very little.  Players mostly either go to the team that pays them the most or the team that drafts them.  Third, in college, the HC doesn't have to balance one position versus another.  In college, the HC can go after the best offensive tackle and if he won't come, he goes after the next best and then the next best, etc.  The same for every other position.  In the NFL, you have to decide whether a certain offensive tackle is more important a certain running back to select in the draft or go after in free agency.  It's an important skill needed by an NFL GM which is non-existent in college football.  Fourth, college coaches don't have to manage the salary cap and make decisions about the dollar value of players.  It's another important skill needed by an NFL GM which is also non-existent in college football.