re: Coaching Hire Philosophy, not just about LSU....but example is LSU

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Ask the Baltimore Ravens. They hired a special teams coach and he won a SB

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While this is a good example of it working out. Unlike college which can only have 9 "coaches" on staff to recruit and "coach on the field", the NFL has not rules restricting (salary or number) therefor the risk of home-run hires isn't quite the same. This coupled with the fact that (yes, we all know the average time in the NFL is 3.5 years) there is no time that can pass for NFL players to no longer be eligible, they are handpicked for their team, and they are a lot less "raw talent" then the high schoolers a college coach is working with.

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Just because someone was a coordinator doesn't mean that side of the ball is always going to be good Look at Bob Stoops and Charlie Strong's defense or Mcelwain's O

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You are correct, it doesn't guarantee anything, but it gives you much much better odds, with fewer variables.