Quote:The claim in Alfie's argument is that a team will lose a year when the coaching change involves a scheme change. If the players are good, this is not true as shown by the three teams I just (er) coughed out. Disagree?


If the players are NOT good, then
of course changing coaches won't fix the problem. But keeping the same coaching staff isn't going to help either.

Disagree. You examples cite the exception not the rule. Out of all of the coaching changes that happen at the end of each season, which could be as many as 8 or 9, one (1) will have a quick turnaround. And that's all dependent on the talent that's in place and the QB. Does that mean everyone else failed? No not at all.


When applying your logic to a team like Jax its very likely a new coach will cause this team to take a step back. This is a defense that is only ran by one other team in the entire league. The players that we have wouldn't fit in most other schemes, especially the defensive line. We've finally got a pass rush and we'll flush it down the toilet. The offensive line may need to be replaced if the new coach decides on going to a power blocking scheme, just as the line finally has started to "get it".

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