(11-21-2021, 05:50 PM)MIJagsFan Wrote:

(11-21-2021, 05:44 PM)SeldomRite Wrote: They're nothing alike, but the post you're replying to is specifically about how college coach compares to NFL GM.

I'm the one who made the post....

My point was, with what limited knowledge I have of the college game, even I can see that just because you were a good College HC doesn't mean you will be a good NFL hc. The question I was asking is, what made the people who wanted Meyer as HC think he would be a good HC?

People who liked Meyer didn't understand that coaching college football and coaching NFL football are very different things.  They thought coaching football was coaching football.  They didn't look at the track record of coaches with no NFL experience.  If pressed, they would often cite Pete Carroll as their example, but not realizing that he had extensive NFL experience before joining the Seahawks including having been head coach of two different NFL teams.  Some would also cite Jimmy Johnson.  Ok, he's a legitimate example, but they were having to go back almost 3 decades to find their exception.

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