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He absorbs Belichick’s words like a sponge does water and has heeded his advice on the future --on what’s important, what’s needed to succeed. That means a stable ownership, a GM that shares your same vision, a roster that has has both building blocks and flexibility. There is also a family element involved. Patricia’s wife is from Massachusetts. Her entire family is rooted here. With three young children, they are an important asset, both with care and as a critical part of the close-knit clan’s lifeblood. Those 18- to 20-hour days that Patricia routinely submits don’t happen without help. There is no moving the in-laws to parts unknown. It’s why the Giants job might be more attractive than parts of it look on paper. That’s a short flight, or train ride, or -- if push comes to shove -- grabbing the keys and motoring down the Merritt Parkway. The Lions gig isn’t that. The Cardinals opening might as well be on Mars. “Family is important to him. It should be,” said Ninkovich. “Trust me, when he makes the move, every pro and con will be weighed, analyzed and factored in to the decision.” |
I want a coach who can process a lot of information at once, who can deal with the many variables that arise in a football team week-to-week, and find optimal solutions.
It seems that Patrticia's mathematical/engineering background combined with reports of his eagerness to learn as much as possible and absorb as much information as possible, suit him well for this kind of work.
Schemes are great, and a coach with a great scheme and the right pieces for the scheme can have devaastating results-- see Spags' defense in Super Bowl 42 run. But then in the years that followed, he didn't have those pieces, and he had miserable results with his defense.
I only use Spags as an example. We could also point to Gilbride's complicated deep-pass, WR-option offenses. When we had all the pieces in place, it was incredible. But when our O-Line couldn't protect enough for plays to develop, and we had a carousel at WR due to injury who didn't have enough time/experience/capability to make it work, our offensive was broken.
I would much rather have a coach who doesn't have a set system that he wants to run, because more often than not, it's a lot harder to find the pieces to fit that system.
I would much rather a coach who can see what he has, or what he can get, or where he can find value, and solve the problem of making it work.
That,I think, is what has made coaches like Belichick (and Greg Popovich to a lesser degree), so ahead of the pack.
Reese isn’t going anywhere.
Why would he? They run a hybrid up there. I think that's the best course for an NFL D. Too many coaches get married to their scheme.