5 Reasons Why Jon Gruden Would be a Bad Fit at Tennessee

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IMO, Gruden could/would be a helluva transitional coach, but that's all he would be. I think the contract prohibition against coaching in the NFL for x number of years (2016? do I remember that correctly?) means that he might be ours for that time period, and then he'd be gone.

I think he'd bring in good recruits because of his perceived NFL contacts; I think he'd bring a great staff with him; I'd think he'd bump us up out of our doldrums and get us back to where we'd like to be.

I can't even begin to imagine him as the coach 5-10 years from now.

So if the boosters/ the AD/ the magic football fairies could come up with a package that would attract him, it would need to be severely limited in duration.

Even booster pockets aren't bottomless, and they're not going to cough up fantastic figures year after year.

And then when (not if, when) Gruden leaves, how do we get a fer-real coach to come here for less than we would have paid Gruden?

I've always been scared by the numbers being waved around the Gruden thing. You can never, ever, ever, dial salaries back down. They only go UP.
 
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Freak said:
According to Athlon:

1. Lack of college experience
2. An eye to the NFL?
3. Recruiting and building a coaching staff
4. The West Coast Offense
5. Difficult to play for?


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#4 is what really scares me with Gruden. His offense has always been considered complex by NFL standards. If you look around college football right now, most of the really successful offenses are pretty simple. 5 and 2 are also concerning.
 
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DeusExMachina said:
Let's say that I'm still a Derek Dooley supporter because he's the head coach.



#grudenisGARBAGE I'm just trying to get you and others to look past the shiny SERPER BERHL RIIIIIIIIING, quit gargling Gru-bage's baby gravy, and see him how I see him, as the coach that absolutely wiped his crack with my favorite NFL team.
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So you are on the fence?
 
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WesternKyVol said:
Number 1 is the only one that concerns me. Even if he only stays 3 years, I think he's still a good hire.
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Yeah...but I tend to think that if he wants the Big $$$ contract, with a standard buyout clause, that would be the one thing that would prevent an NFL team from seriously considering him.

If he's making 5-6mill/yr in college, that is well above the average in the NFL. Bellicheck is making roughly $7mill/yr...and he is the gold standard in the NFL. Jeff Fisher and Andy Reid only make about 5.5mill/yr.

So, it will be very hard for an owner to pony up the mega-cash they'd have to spend just to get him out of a multi-yr contract with us. The flip side of that is, we are pretty much stuck with him for the same reason.

The Highest-Paid NFL Coaches - Forbes.com
 
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Freak said:
According to Athlon:

1. Lack of college experience
2. An eye to the NFL?
3. Recruiting and building a coaching staff
4. The West Coast Offense
5. Difficult to play for?


5 Reasons Why Jon
Gruden Would Be a Bad Fit at Tennessee
| AthlonSports.com
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If we are going for pipe dreams I would rather have Pete Carroll. Proven college winner, and ace recruiter.
 
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