If Washington inquires and Houston says yes...

[skinsdad62]

Let's be clear on something about being a HC on any level especially the NFL. The great ones are not coaches, they are teachers and as such are able to take what's given and make the best of that. The job has nothing to do with who he "believes in" but rather or not he's capable of taking the talent that he has, and meshing it into a highly productive product. That's the job!

Far be it from me to be accused of being a Dan Snyder supporter, but this notion about there being some connection between who drafted whom and bad outcomes has got to stop. If we're honest, then let's admit that at best it's an excuse for bad coaching, personal gripes between owner and head coach and an disorganized vision of the direction in which the team is supposed to be headed. Baltimore drafted Jackson and totally adjusted their way of doing things based on personnel, to great success. In the professional ranks, hiring a HC is the ultimate act of symbiosis, without that connection you ultimately fail, and worse, cause those in your charge to fail.

sooner or later the qb has to take ownership of his football life . the ravens have a highly athletic qb and knew that when they drafted him.

DH was a pocket passer with a big arm . the issue with DH was his off field decisions and the tapes show he didnt trust what he saw on the field either .

the staff didnt have an offseason to learn and mold an offense to suit every skill DH has and even though i havent seen a real source on his work ethic , it is at least rumored to be

DH didnt take ownership of his career . . perhaps in his next stop he will

 

[Stymietee]

sooner or later the qb has to take ownership of his football life . the ravens have a highly athletic qb and knew that when they drafted him.

DH was a pocket passer with a big arm . the issue with DH was his off field decisions and the tapes show he didnt trust what he saw on the field either .

the staff didnt have an offseason to learn and mold an offense to suit every skill DH has and even though i havent seen a real source on his work ethic , it is at least rumored to be

DH didnt take ownership of his career . . perhaps in his next stop he will

If my post was only about QB's then I agree with you, but let's not overlook the bigger picture and the point of my post.

Repeating something ad nauseum, often leads to that repetition becoming believable or worse factual in the minds of the gullible. To be clear, there is absolutely no connection between who drafts a player and his ultimate success or failure beyond that bad energy between owner and head coach, or GM, when present. We all know that players also succeed or fail because their abilities dictate that, but to be further hampered because of some nonsensical shit between owner and head coach because the owner insists upon drafting a player and the head coach then doesn't "believe in" the same, is bullshit!

I'm quoting the now familiar mantra that's repeatedly used on this board as justification for failure, two of the most popular and incorrectly used are:

1. (insert coaches name here) "didn't believe in" (insert players name here)

2. (insert players name here) "wasn't his guy/ choice" so (insert coaches name here) had no allegiance to that player.

It's not in the job description to "believe in" a player, the player can either do the job or not when given maximum opportunity to perform it in a highly proficient manner. Same as the coach.

AND...

100% of players aren't a new head coach's guy/choice and ofttimes isn't his guy/choice when the coach is tenured. Think about that for a moment, and ask yourself if given the choice of "your guy/choice" wouldn't your ultimate roster be comprised of 53 annual all-pros with all of them headed to the HOF?