Gus personality and approach may not work in every situation or for every franchise, but for this particular franchise and this particular situation it's exactly what was needed.   

 

 

I've been following Gus' career since he was Monte Kiffin's apprentice in Tampa Bay.   Monte Kiffin called him a "once in a lifetime" football coach.  That's not just what Kiffin says in the media to blow some hype about a friend for the public eye, but it's what he's been saying behind closed doors and inside the coaching fraternity to anyone who will listen. Just think of all the coaches Monte Kiffin  has worked with over the decades, and what kind of impression Bradley has to make to earn that kind of praise.   That Kiffin coaching tree includes guys who have Superbowl Rings as head coaches, like Mike Tomlin and Pete Carroll.   Gus got the DC job in Seattle because Kiffin got on the phone and begged Mora to just give Gus an interview when Mora took over the job.   Mora didn't know anything about Bradley, but after spending one day with him he hired him on the spot.   Mora, Carroll and every coach who has ever worked with Bradley eventually comes around to Kiffin's opinion of him.  

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