None of us know how Rivera and any he choses will fair. Coaches get fired and go on to other teams and win SuperBowls. That's a more sure thing than a coach who has won one changing teams and winning another. So considering past success is not a great predictor, unless their past performance is truly abysmal. That's not the case with Rivera and he is widely respected as a good coach. What we are seeing is that a football person is in control of football decisions. If he kept KOC on and the offense sputtered, Snyder would be accused of forcing Rivera to keep KOC. We have screamed to have Snyder uninvolved with these decisions, so we can't bitch when the new guy in charge does what he feels is best. I'd have no problem if he decides Haskins isn't the guy. I just want a football mind making those decisions. All appearances are that Snyder will not be involved to a level we've not yet seen. I suspect he hit what he must surely have believed is bottom of the barrel disgrace.
That said, I would have preferred a strong football GM to be hired first. Snyder handing over decisions to Rivera is a good sign, but he kind of meddled by making the coaching decision instead of leaving it to a GM. I'm concerned if Rivera will succeed with his expanded duties and powers. Now, if after the draft they can find a good GM that aligns with the direction headed and leaves Rivera with only the team/players to focus on, it may work out well.
I would have loved to have a younger, innovative coach, but I think it highly unlikely an inexperienced coach would be able to correct/survive the chaos. And, the innovations they've been bringing will be quickly absorbed by the rest of the league and it will normalize until some time in the future when there is a new wave of innovation.
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