Billy Devaney deserves much of that blame as well.A huge percentage of his players that Fisher cut, never played in the NFL again.
He can coach D, but his 4 Pillars was a disaster.
What???? You put Wade Phillips and Ron Rivera in the same class as Brandon Staley and Steve Spagnuolo? Phillips had a HC record of 79-53 (not counting 3-7 as interim 3 times) and has taken 3 different teams to the postseason (5 times in 9 years as THE HC). Rivera isn't as good as Phillips was but he's definitely not in the same class as Spagnuolo and Staley. The guy got two teams to the postseason (5 times in 13 years) and one to the SB as a HC.I can understand the lack of HC interest in him. His age and record as a HC works against him. He's like so many coordinators who are good in the niche but make them a HC and now he's faced with running the team. Guys like Wade Phillips Ron Rivera and Brandon Staley are examples of that. Running a team takes a whole different mindset and skillset.
Another guy who went into micromanage mode and it killed his HC job.I had high hopes for Spags as our HC….until he started pulling pictures of greatness off the walls and started showing his true colors.
I get uneasy when I see him on the TV and remember how bad he was as our HC.
I remember all that. Taking GSOT and LA Rams pics off the walls.I had high hopes for Spags as our HC….until he started pulling pictures of greatness off the walls and started showing his true colors.
I get uneasy when I see him on the TV and remember how bad he was as our HC.
Spags is still a DC. No head coach IMO.If the 49's owners really wanted to win it all, money no object, just go get Spags. Pay him $100,000 million or whatever it takes. Thank goodness they haven't figured that one out.
The one big thing about McVay that I really appreciate, is the fact that he’s always bringing up great minds.Another guy who went into micromanage mode and it killed his HC job.
Reports say that's what happened to Staley and what Raheem says were his biggest mistakes as a HC.
That being said, McVay is a bit of a micromanager and it worked till it didn't. Sounds like from him he's pulled back last year due to the burnout from before.