Folks, this goes against the grain, with all the angst and watching for white smoke and all, but I will say it anyway.  

 

I don't think it's all that important who our OC is.   I think there are probably a dozen guys out there who could do a good job.   Everybody is acting like this is a question with only one right answer, but I don't think that's the case.  

 

I don't think there is a coach in the world who can make chicken salad out of chicken [BAD WORD REMOVED].  I think there are dozens of coaches who could make the playoffs if they had the roster of the Patriots, or the Packers, or the Seahawks. 

 

Look at Mike McCarthy.   In 2005, he was OC for the 49ers, and they finished dead last in points scored and yardage.   We he a bad coach?   The Packers hired him the very next year.   And apparently he's a real good coach as long as he has Aaron Rodgers or Brett Favre and a nice set of players surrounding them. 

 

I think what will bring this team along in the win column is the continuing upgrade of the roster.   I think that process is far more important than getting the exact right guy to be OC.

 

Yeah, we want a good OC, but I think whoever they hire will succeed or fail based on the roster he is given to work with, and I think there are dozens of guys who will look good with a good roster and bad with a bad roster.  

 

To me, it's just not worth this level of anxiety and argumentation.    Some of you won't be happy unless we hire exactly the guy you want.   That is pointless.  

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