Quote:He handled every QB situation horribly: Leftwich and Brunell; Leftwich and Garrard; Garrard and Gabbert, etc. When he was gone, two of best players (all-pros) this team has ever had (Taylor, and Smith) came out saying he wasn't made to be a Head Coach (both played for Coughlin and Belichick, real Head Coaches). There really shouldn't be anything to argue here. We all wanted him to be our Cowher but that never happened, he didn't care enough and was out of his element.

Agreed.  He had a tendency to mishandle situations, and he had a real issue with players who stepped up and tried to be leaders. 

 

The QB situation was just one example of how he just never got a handle on how to manage personnel. 

 

Wasn't it Deon Grant who wound up in his doghouse for stepping up in the locker room during a halftime break when the team was struggling? 

 

Jack's ego and his affection for being considered a riverboat gambler type undermined any good football instinct he had.  He was and still is far better suited to be a coordinator than a head coach.  Now, maybe with time he'll learn from his mistakes.  The guy had a good football mind.

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