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Of the last 16 Super Bowl Winners, 10 of them were won by a coach, who was on his 2nd stint as an NFL coach ; a coach, who failed to win a Super Bowl on his first HC gig in the NFL, but won it all, at his 2nd stint. Ten out of the last sixteen. That's an impressive number. What does that potentially say ?
Could there be any logic or reasoning from this ?
Perhaps the coach takes not only his failed lessons and experience that he learned the first time around, but he's even more hungry and motivated, to prove himself the second time around, because he knows it may be his last chance.
Just so you know I'm not pulling this out of nowhere, here's the last 16 Super Bowl Winning Head Coaches, and indicating the trophy was at their 2nd such job, and they had a prior "failed, first gig as an NFL Head Coach"
2012 John Harbaugh (exception to rule)
2011 Tom Coughlin ** HC with Jaguars and no Super Bowl, then won with Giants, twice)
2010 Mike McCarthy (exception to rule)
2009 Sean Payton (exception to rule)
2008 Mike Tomlin (exception to rule)
2007 Tom Coughlin ** HC with Jaguars and no Super Bowl, then won with Giants)
2006 Tony Dungy ** HC with Buccanneers and no Super Bowl, then won with Indy)
2005 Bill Cowher (exception to rule)
2004 Bill Bellichek **HC at Cleveland and no Super Bowl, then won with Pats three times)
2003 Bill Bellichek **HC at Cleveland and no Super Bowl, then won with Pats three times)
2002 Jon Gruden ** HC at Oakland and no Super Bowl, then won with Bucs)
2001 Bill Bellichek **HC at Cleveland and no Super Bowl, then won with Pats three times)
2000 Brian Billick (exception to rule)
1999 Dick Vermeil ** HC at Philly and no Super Bowl, then won with St Louis)
1998 Mike Shanahan ** HC at Los Angeles and no Super Bowl, then won in Denver twice
1997 Mike Shanahan ** HC at Los Angeles and no Super Bowl, then won in Denver twice
Obviously, as you can see in Mike Shanahan's case, you don't want to hire a guy who's already won the Super Bowl. But of course he's on the list, because he started as a HC with the Raiders. Hiring a previous Super Bowl winner has never worked out. Perhaps they lose the "drive" the next time around.
So you want the guy with the NFL Head Coaching experience, but STILL HAS THE HUNGER to win his first !!!
So maybe a few things might be over-rated, such as hiring a guy who already won a Super Bowl, or hiring the hottest name among NFL assistants, or hiring the trendy name from the college ranks.
So the idea is to hire a HC who had ONE previous gig as an NFL Head Coach, and it was NOT a Super Bowl Championship.
So.....what names can you come up with, that fit that criteria ?
Could there be any logic or reasoning from this ?
Perhaps the coach takes not only his failed lessons and experience that he learned the first time around, but he's even more hungry and motivated, to prove himself the second time around, because he knows it may be his last chance.
Just so you know I'm not pulling this out of nowhere, here's the last 16 Super Bowl Winning Head Coaches, and indicating the trophy was at their 2nd such job, and they had a prior "failed, first gig as an NFL Head Coach"
2012 John Harbaugh (exception to rule)
2011 Tom Coughlin ** HC with Jaguars and no Super Bowl, then won with Giants, twice)
2010 Mike McCarthy (exception to rule)
2009 Sean Payton (exception to rule)
2008 Mike Tomlin (exception to rule)
2007 Tom Coughlin ** HC with Jaguars and no Super Bowl, then won with Giants)
2006 Tony Dungy ** HC with Buccanneers and no Super Bowl, then won with Indy)
2005 Bill Cowher (exception to rule)
2004 Bill Bellichek **HC at Cleveland and no Super Bowl, then won with Pats three times)
2003 Bill Bellichek **HC at Cleveland and no Super Bowl, then won with Pats three times)
2002 Jon Gruden ** HC at Oakland and no Super Bowl, then won with Bucs)
2001 Bill Bellichek **HC at Cleveland and no Super Bowl, then won with Pats three times)
2000 Brian Billick (exception to rule)
1999 Dick Vermeil ** HC at Philly and no Super Bowl, then won with St Louis)
1998 Mike Shanahan ** HC at Los Angeles and no Super Bowl, then won in Denver twice
1997 Mike Shanahan ** HC at Los Angeles and no Super Bowl, then won in Denver twice
Obviously, as you can see in Mike Shanahan's case, you don't want to hire a guy who's already won the Super Bowl. But of course he's on the list, because he started as a HC with the Raiders. Hiring a previous Super Bowl winner has never worked out. Perhaps they lose the "drive" the next time around.
So you want the guy with the NFL Head Coaching experience, but STILL HAS THE HUNGER to win his first !!!
So maybe a few things might be over-rated, such as hiring a guy who already won a Super Bowl, or hiring the hottest name among NFL assistants, or hiring the trendy name from the college ranks.
So the idea is to hire a HC who had ONE previous gig as an NFL Head Coach, and it was NOT a Super Bowl Championship.
So.....what names can you come up with, that fit that criteria ?
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