Mudflap1
01-12-2006, 09:55 AM
In regards to the search for the offensive and defensive coordinators. This is serious, and think about it:
1. Money. Mike Mularkey is one of the lowest paid head coaches in the NFL. He is making $1.4 million for the next three years. There are several job openings in the NFL. If you were someone like Norv Turner, Jim Haslett, Dom Capers, or even Ted Cotrell, someone who has been a head coach before and is a very, very accomplished coordinator, are you going to come to Buffalo to work on the cheap? I mean, it's not possible that they could pay one of these guys even close to what Mularkey is getting paid, or more, is there? I don't think so. Remember, this is about opportunity, winning, blah blah blah, but it's also about money. If Mularkey is one of the lowest paid head coaches and there are several job openings, wouldn't you at least look first to a comparable position somewhere else where you could make more money? And don't think Gregg Williams getting $8 over 3 years that was just announced helped any. He alone is making leaps and bounds more than Mularkey. I'm sure Haslett, Capers, and Turner, guys who were all making more than Mularkey last year, see that number that Williams is making (since they are all very accomplished coordinators), and would like to shoot for something like that, rather than know they are going to make less than the $1.4 million a year that Mularkey is making.
2. What kind of seasoned coordinator in their right mind would ever want to come here and work for Mike Mularkey? Everyone saw what happened last year, and how he was wishy washy with his veterans and with the quarterbacks. Everyone knows we were highly touted going into the season but fell face first. I suppose a defensive guy might be interested in the talent that we have here, since before last season we were good on defense. The only allure for the offensive guy I can think of is that he could be in line to succeed Mularkey. Between the team being bad, all the competition with coaches out there and job openings, and the money situation described above, that isn't a really strong reason in my opinion.
The truth is that we are a substandard NFL franchise. Period. We had our day in the sun 10-15 years ago. I love Marv, and would rather see him in here than Tom Donahoe. He's a smart guy and knows football and players. However, he's also not what you would call "one of the prized candidates" out there in the market for top GM available. He's inexperienced, he's old, and he's Ralph's buddy who is probably working on the cheap. That being said, I'm a huge Marv fan, so I believe in him, and think he's got a real shot to be successful. However, with Mularkey, etc., I just don't see what these guys see in him. I know football is a business, but everytime I see Mularkey I can't help but think "nice guy, but underqualified at the time of his hiring, was just another Tom Donahoe puppet that he hired over a true candidate like Lewis, Fox, Crennel, or Weis that would've have challeneged the way things are done around here." Maybe since Marv is so tight with Ralph, he can be that guy in his own "rah rah" way. But, the fact is, I just don't see us in the short term getting some of the most coveted coordinators out there, for the reasons described above.
Just trying to be realistic.
Jon
1. Money. Mike Mularkey is one of the lowest paid head coaches in the NFL. He is making $1.4 million for the next three years. There are several job openings in the NFL. If you were someone like Norv Turner, Jim Haslett, Dom Capers, or even Ted Cotrell, someone who has been a head coach before and is a very, very accomplished coordinator, are you going to come to Buffalo to work on the cheap? I mean, it's not possible that they could pay one of these guys even close to what Mularkey is getting paid, or more, is there? I don't think so. Remember, this is about opportunity, winning, blah blah blah, but it's also about money. If Mularkey is one of the lowest paid head coaches and there are several job openings, wouldn't you at least look first to a comparable position somewhere else where you could make more money? And don't think Gregg Williams getting $8 over 3 years that was just announced helped any. He alone is making leaps and bounds more than Mularkey. I'm sure Haslett, Capers, and Turner, guys who were all making more than Mularkey last year, see that number that Williams is making (since they are all very accomplished coordinators), and would like to shoot for something like that, rather than know they are going to make less than the $1.4 million a year that Mularkey is making.
2. What kind of seasoned coordinator in their right mind would ever want to come here and work for Mike Mularkey? Everyone saw what happened last year, and how he was wishy washy with his veterans and with the quarterbacks. Everyone knows we were highly touted going into the season but fell face first. I suppose a defensive guy might be interested in the talent that we have here, since before last season we were good on defense. The only allure for the offensive guy I can think of is that he could be in line to succeed Mularkey. Between the team being bad, all the competition with coaches out there and job openings, and the money situation described above, that isn't a really strong reason in my opinion.
The truth is that we are a substandard NFL franchise. Period. We had our day in the sun 10-15 years ago. I love Marv, and would rather see him in here than Tom Donahoe. He's a smart guy and knows football and players. However, he's also not what you would call "one of the prized candidates" out there in the market for top GM available. He's inexperienced, he's old, and he's Ralph's buddy who is probably working on the cheap. That being said, I'm a huge Marv fan, so I believe in him, and think he's got a real shot to be successful. However, with Mularkey, etc., I just don't see what these guys see in him. I know football is a business, but everytime I see Mularkey I can't help but think "nice guy, but underqualified at the time of his hiring, was just another Tom Donahoe puppet that he hired over a true candidate like Lewis, Fox, Crennel, or Weis that would've have challeneged the way things are done around here." Maybe since Marv is so tight with Ralph, he can be that guy in his own "rah rah" way. But, the fact is, I just don't see us in the short term getting some of the most coveted coordinators out there, for the reasons described above.
Just trying to be realistic.
Jon