Originally posted by Tigerlaw:
Originally posted by Wubbie:
Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Originally posted by LifelongNiner:We had to wait after the SB to interview KS
Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Lynch was just on KNBR. He was asked about possibly losing Ryans and he said that he has about 4 teams that he knows about that want to talk to him. He said he may begin interviews next week. I hope it doesn't screw up the game planning. I wish the NFL would make a rule that no interviews can take place until the playoffs are over. Period. None. Nada. It wouldn't kill teams to wait until the first week of February to begin interviews. Are those extra 3 or 4 weeks going make that much of a difference? I'm talking about all interviews, not just the coaches that are in the playoffs.
How can you ask for that when it's that same system that got us Kyle? Did our interviews screw with Atlanta's game planning?
I realize that the teams can deny permission until after the playoffs but under the current system, it could put coaches in the playoffs at a disadvantage. If a team denies a coach permission it could hurt his prospects and make him want to leave. If they grant permission it could disrupt preparations for the next game.
There's no reason the league couldn't make a rule that no coaching interviews can start until the SB is over. They have rules about when free agents can be contacted. They have compensation rules. Obviously they can make rules so why don't they address this.
Oh, I definitely agree that it would just be fairer on all the playoff coaches and staffs that interviews should wait until after the season.
Another thing to point out---I think Shanahan mentioned, was it after Saleh left? or this past offseason when he lost a lot of his staff, that trying to fill out a coaching staff after a deep run in the playoffs is challenging because they're weeks/a month behind everyone else.
My only guess for why it is the way it is now, is that the offseason can move very fast for front offices and coaching staffs. They don't want a prolonged search to happen when they're going into their draft and free agency prep. They're already a bad-enough team that they had to fire their head coach and probably his entire staff is gone. If they can get their new coaching staff in as early as possible, they have a more cohesive idea about what the overall roster strategy is.
The NFL is stupid for not placing a moratorium on hires.
In a race to beat other teams and fill their coaching staffs the non playoff assistants get hired first.
This has a trickle down effect of putting less qualified HC on teams so the cycle of failure continues.
NFL always work with NCAA. NCAA candidates can't wait for the NFL playoff to be over.
