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Pretty sure he took the mantle from Trestman. Flaming out on Thanksgiving while the nation watches has an infamy to it . . .
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Hes already won that award
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No shit. Stopped halfway through it.That’s a really bad list
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When I look at the list from 2000 onwards, one thing that really stands out to me is that the majority of the interim coaches were either the DC or the ST coach taking over. And more often than not, it seemed like when it was an offensive guy taking over, it was someone with a heavy background as an OL coach. Obviously, not always...but that does seem to be the trend for the interim HCs in that timeframe.
So, in that sense, I think Thomas Brown is a bit different in that he is still young, has a bit of a varied background and I keep thinking back to him being an asst HC to McVay with the Rams. And he seems to have a strong personality that resonates with the players.
Time will tell, Brown has 5 games to show the front office how he leads. At the very least, he should deserve a real interview for the fulltime HC position.
So, in that sense, I think Thomas Brown is a bit different in that he is still young, has a bit of a varied background and I keep thinking back to him being an asst HC to McVay with the Rams. And he seems to have a strong personality that resonates with the players.
Time will tell, Brown has 5 games to show the front office how he leads. At the very least, he should deserve a real interview for the fulltime HC position.
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Wasn't Dan Campbell an interim for the dolphins?
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Yes, he was
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Yes I was thinking he took over for Philbin? He's the only one I could think of
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Yeah, he was the interim for Philbin and then went to New Orleans and was an asst HC and TE coach for Sean Payton for a number of years before taking the Lions HC position.
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One of the interesting quirks of Dan Campbell was that he was never actually an OC before before becoming a HC. He is one of the very few to have not been any sort of coordinator first. Off the top of my head, the only other ones that really stand out to me that went straight from a position coach/asst HC to HC were Andy Reid and Jim Harbaugh.
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John Harbaugh was an ST coach. Andy Reid was a QB coach from Mike Holmgrens coaching staff. Maraucci and chucky came from the same staff. Holmgren knew how to develop coaches.
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those Holmgren Packers coaching staffs were loaded. we think it's stupid the Bears didn't have a dynasty in the 80s, it's incredible the Packers didn't in the 90s. I think Favre had consecutive MVP seasons 1995-1997?
Mariucci was the only one to not win a Super Bowl from your list apparently.
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You should run a shitty scan in it
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I didn't know Regis Philbin coached in the NFL. Always thought he was just a TV personality. Thanks.
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Ditka was a STs coach at Dallas.
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These all are not really recent examples though, outside of Garret, so I just don't put much stock into a time when coaches and QBs generally had a longer leash.
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Sure but also not a lot of recent examples of IHC getting full time jobs.
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I think the Thomas Brown situation is different than other interim situations in recent years. He is a young, up and coming coach from the offensive side of the ball. And, he was already an assistant HC to McVay.
Most of the more recent interim situations are from defense or special teams and are given to guys that were not really considered up and coming, future HC candidates.
If Brown does enough to get the gig fulltime, I would be very interested to see how it would work with the rest of the coaching staff. I would still expect changes. Maybe they would not be as wholesale, but I would not want to saddle him with the idea that he can't make any changes.
Most of the more recent interim situations are from defense or special teams and are given to guys that were not really considered up and coming, future HC candidates.
If Brown does enough to get the gig fulltime, I would be very interested to see how it would work with the rest of the coaching staff. I would still expect changes. Maybe they would not be as wholesale, but I would not want to saddle him with the idea that he can't make any changes.
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Yeah but Favre threw interceptions. You can't win with interceptions or almost interceptions. /s
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This interim coach not succeeding theory is irrelevant. Would you rather keep Flus all year then they hire Brown to start next season without seeing what he is like? He is going to be considered no matter what, let’s take advantage of seeing him in action first.
I know most in here don’t want Brown as the head coach next year, not sexy enough. I get that feeling, thing is he may be the hidden gem we have been searching for. At least we get to see it first hand before making a decision. I would hope he needs to be overwhelmingly great the rest of the season to get the job, then again with the Bears and their cheapness he has an advantage of likely accepting way less money compared to some of the other sexier candidates.
I know most in here don’t want Brown as the head coach next year, not sexy enough. I get that feeling, thing is he may be the hidden gem we have been searching for. At least we get to see it first hand before making a decision. I would hope he needs to be overwhelmingly great the rest of the season to get the job, then again with the Bears and their cheapness he has an advantage of likely accepting way less money compared to some of the other sexier candidates.