(11-14-2024, 11:37 AM)cland Wrote:

(11-14-2024, 08:32 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: I don't know any reason why a coach would prefer a "bigger market."  The NFL is all one market.  And Shad Khan can pay as much as anyone else.  What reason would you see that would cause a coach to want to play in a bigger market?

(Just listing a reason.) 

In terms of preferring a bigger market: I just think there's some legacy points to be had in terms of taking over a large-market team.  For example, taking the Chicago Bears job and creating a team that wins the Superbowl for the first time since the legendary 1986 team would be pretty sweet.  There is simply a level of fame that comes with guiding an old school team to the big game, in the case above taking a team that was formed in 1920 to it's second Superbowl win would be pretty spectacular.

Now that doesn't necessarily apply to all coaches, but it is a reason.