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So a guy that caught 3 passes in his entire career at William & Mary whose only experience as a position coach is 3 years coaching LB's at W&M and 1 year coaching WR's at LSU can land a job as an NFL offensive coordinator but a 16-year NFL veteran, 8-time Pro Bowl, HOF center isn't qualified in your eyes to recruit and coach offensive lineman at his alma mater? You're a special kind of stupid.

No man, it's you who are stupid. The point is that playing and coaching are two different things. Nick Saban, Urban Meyer and Dabo Sweeney are the top coaches in the last decade of college ball. Were any of the Pro Bowlers? Being a great football player has ZERO import in the decision to hire a coach. The only factor is: will he make a great coach? The example you gave, of Joe Brady, proves the other guy's point, not yours. Being a great player is not a requisite for being a great coach.

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Posted by BayouCowboy

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 10:34 am to Penrod

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Being a great player is not a requisite for being a great coach.

Yes and no. Good centers and especially someone who is one of the greatest centers of all time function as on field coaches. They make the line calls and recognize blitzes. Mawae was great, not just because of physical talent, but technique.

I wouldn't consider him for OL coach right away, but if you have an analyst spot he's certainly worth consideration. He's also a very charismatic guy who has the credibility as a HOF'er and personality to be an elite recruiter.

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