One of the Bill Parcells' best quotes, when he wanted more say in personnel and in the NFL draft, was: "If I'm going to be asked to cook the meal, I'd like to be able to shop for the groceries."
And that's it with Gibbs. If he has total responsibility to turn around the woeful defense, you got to let him do his own shopping. Not to let him make the changes he feels he needs to make will mean his exit and here we go again.
Think we all knew this former Raider coaching staff was not going to stay together too long. It's tough for those guys -- all great Red Raiders -- but this is the business they have chosen.
Lastly, and can't emphasize this enough, you CAN NOT be handcuffed in making a coaching change because you might lose a recruit or two. That's extremely short-sighted. If that were a barrier, there would rarely be any coaching changes at all.
We will be fine. Those three coaches will be fine too.
And that's it with Gibbs. If he has total responsibility to turn around the woeful defense, you got to let him do his own shopping. Not to let him make the changes he feels he needs to make will mean his exit and here we go again.
Think we all knew this former Raider coaching staff was not going to stay together too long. It's tough for those guys -- all great Red Raiders -- but this is the business they have chosen.
Lastly, and can't emphasize this enough, you CAN NOT be handcuffed in making a coaching change because you might lose a recruit or two. That's extremely short-sighted. If that were a barrier, there would rarely be any coaching changes at all.
We will be fine. Those three coaches will be fine too.
