I have followed Rhule's career ever since he was a linebacker at "Linebacker U" Penn State. He was a true student athlete, that is more than just sports. He has a Masters in Educational Psychology. These are good foundations for coaching.
He coached at Albright, Buffalo, UCLA, Western Carolina and of course Temple and presently Baylor. He coached DL, LB, ST, TE, OL, RC, and was an AHC as well He was assistant OL Coach for the 2012 Super Bowl Champs Giants. Point here: Aside from QB, he is well versed across the board on all phases of coaching positions. He is also quite good at building a strong coaching staff around him. I've watched him on the sidelines. He knows how to motivate players and if necessary kick butt.
Look at the success of his graduates getting into the NFL: Jalen Hurd, Derrek Thomas, Mat Ioanndis, Tavon Young, Hasson Riddick, Dion Dawkins to name a few.
He successfully reestablished to Division I programs at Temple and at Baylor. I personally witnessed his team's defeat of PSU which hadn't happened in several decades.
This guy reminds me a lot of Parcells. He is my vote for HC.
1) What's his offensive and defensive scheme preference?
2) Is he "connected" well enough to assemble a good staff?
How many Offensive and Defensive Guru's turn out to be bad head coaches? Most of them. I'm all for a CEO type head coach that builds a program.
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One cause for concern I have is that, in recent years, except for Pete Carroll no NCAA head coach has come to the NFL and had sustained success. Considering that you have a lot of one or two year starters in the college game, many opposing players are only seeing his schemes once. In the pro game you are facing divisional opponents twice in one year. How will he adapt to that?
How many Offensive and Defensive Guru's turn out to be bad head coaches? Most of them. I'm all for a CEO type head coach that builds a program.
Easier said than done at the pro level versus college game
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as head coach but they wanted to pick his assistants for him and he told them No Thanks"
Could be an issue here. Hot prospects, or ones with a solid college gig, want a good amount of say. HC do have say with the Giants, but the GM and Maras have as much or more, especially combined. It's why the Giants HC position isn't the top of the charts dream job many BBIers think it is.
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Yup, lot to like about him. It’s also fair to assume he’ll get plenty of feelers/interview opps if he wants to take them, and other jobs may be more appealing than the Giants and their arcane management structure.