My Head Coach Wishlist

Not bad choices though.

Moss would be fun with his playing and coaching ties to Seattle but lacks experience as HC.

Zimmer appears to be a career assistant.

Frazier feels good. Worked with Reid, a good thing. Has been a head coach before. (Even at a smaller college, being the man in charge counts. The experience is invaluable, I would think) At first glance, everywhere he’s been has improved during his time. Of these names, I’m most impressed with him.

I like that you thought outside of the box on this one.

That Hawks should be shooting for the next Sean Payton or Mike McCarthy.

(this assumes “competent and qualified” as a given)

1. Takes a very active role with team and stamps his identity on it (calls plays, etc)
2. Outside the box or otherwise advanced thinker, preferably with an offense background
3. Has established credibility or creates his own credibility, in other words, players “buy in” like they did for Holmgren when he first arrived.

It doesn’t have to be a superstar coach to satisfy criteria #3. For example: Sark or GMZ. You could tell the Huskies team and the fanbase completely bought in to Sarkisian even before the first game of the season, and it only grew as the season went along. Fans bought into GMZ as the Mariners GM before a single game of their surprising 85 win season was played. Its not easy to diagnose, but If the team doesn’t hire a megastar, I’d like them to look for a guy that is clearly bright, charismatic, personable and inspiring.

Getting all three of those criteria will be difficult, but if I was making the hiring, I’d get the guy who comes closest to fulfilling those three things as I could.

I liked the “high-flying, shootout, just enough defense to win” Seahawks we had this decade

I liked what he was doing, early on. I knew it was way too early to say anything. And then he’s got this personal style, that isn’t hid publicly, that isn’t very appealing. I think he lost the team and you don’t take that into the next year. I think firing him is the correct decision.

If we don’t, I’ll be all right. I’ll be worried about what the repercussions are, but there are things about him that could make him a very capable coach. If he’d had success and earned respect, before this year, there wouldn’t be an issue. I don’t know if the cart can be put back behind the horse, but I’ll be all right if we keep him.

Good talent can make any coach look good and vice versa.

I’d like to see a modern offensive guru type head coach, but I really don’t have a clue who that would be. Jason Garrett looks alright, but he refuses to give Tashard Choice carries, which is concerning. Bill Davis has done a good job with the Cardinals D, moving away from the mad scientist Clancy Pendergast. The you’ve got the Dan Quinn types who might be the masters at X’s and O’s but look like great motivators.

but I would really like Bill Cowher.

Sure I don’t like him because of the SB and stuff, but that is the old Cowher, if he signed with us he would become (in my brain) the new Cowher.

And I think he’s one hell of a coach.