Quote:Here's a great article that discusses Trestman and his various stints in detail.

 

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-...ears-coach

 

Kind of a puffy piece, but still interesting and enlightening.   The portrait that emerges is of a guy who is very smart with Xs and Os, and is basically kind and caring for others, but lacks the natural people skills of, for example, Gus Bradley.  

 

All these candidates are flawed in some way.   You can either get a guy who has been fired before, or a guy with no experience at all.   If you want an experienced NFL OC who has never been fired, you can't get one, because they would either be a current NFL OC, or a current NFL head coach.  

 

Think about that for a second.   The only way to hire a coach in the NFL is to promote them, either from the unemployment line, or from currently being a position coach.   By rule, coaches don't make lateral moves unless their current team gives them permission.  Therefore, if you want an experienced NFL OC, you have to get someone who has been fired.   You have to get someone who has experienced some level of failure. 

 

Trestman is very very experienced, and he's had a lot of success in the past.  If he and Gus decide that he fits here, then he's probably the right guy.  

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