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coach hiring

By Phareux
11/15/2018 6:39 am
Why is it that a coach has to have a promotion to be hired away from another team?
if you offer a better contract shouldn't you be able to hire one for the same position?
it seems otherwise you have to settle for just the unemployed coaches.

Re: coach hiring

By WingedLion14
11/15/2018 10:50 am
Because that’s pretty much how it works in the NFL. In the NFL, teams have to ask permission from other teams to interview one of their coaches for a position. That is mostly only granted if the position would be a promotion for that coach.

There are exceptions, but they’re rare and usually occur when a head coach retires - the staff not interviewed for the position of head coach are often allowed to go seek jobs since there’s no guarantee they will have one with the new coach.

Re: coach hiring

By punisher
11/15/2018 11:54 am
Phareux wrote:
Why is it that a coach has to have a promotion to be hired away from another team?


Because in real life either be high school , college or PRO football leagues coaches rather move up in coaching or the coaching ladder versus only being in the same coaching position for their whole careers.

Phareux wrote:
if you offer a better contract shouldn't you be able to hire one for the same position?


well you could get a coach if you offer a better contract (more years and more money) for that coach though not at same position

Phareux wrote:
it seems otherwise you have to settle for just the unemployed coaches.


well nothing wrong with settling for a unemployed coach because there has been coaches that were hired that way and won a title in their profession (Steve Fisher for Basketball , **** Vermeil for Football , etc.) though there has been disasters (Jon Gruden for Football so far though that could turn around knowing he has like another 5 years on his contract)

Re: coach hiring

By Smirt211
11/15/2018 1:14 pm
...except unemployed coaches are typically in the 60 and 70 rated stratospheres, at best.

Or everyone fighting over the 2-3 coaches higher up whom are available for some reason.

Re: coach hiring

By Smirt211
11/15/2018 1:16 pm
Oh, by the way, I think the system is good - as is.

The less vulnerability to the poaching, the better.

Although, I made your point didn't I, Phareux. I agree with you in that it sucks when a coach is swiped we're left with going the unemployed route, which results in... (see the post above)
Last edited at 11/15/2018 1:18 pm

Re: coach hiring

By WingedLion14
11/15/2018 1:41 pm
when one of my position coaches gets poached, I tend to look for the youngest coach with an okay-ish rating I can find. It takes a couple of years, but I find they develop over time,

Re: coach hiring

By Phareux
11/15/2018 1:58 pm
Thank you all for the replies.
:)

Re: coach hiring

By shauma_llama
11/15/2018 11:28 pm
I wondered about that, I looked at them and thought "why would anyone ever change coaches?"

Re: coach hiring

By WingedLion14
11/16/2018 11:06 am
shauma_llama wrote:
I wondered about that, I looked at them and thought "why would anyone ever change coaches?"


Well I guess part of what drives the coaching carousel is coaches retiring. We’ll definitely see some more coaching changes in the roster-only leagues though - I know in the one I’m in after the inaugural draft I got stuck with a guy who takes his inspiration for his offense from Ben McAdoo. Most points we scored in a game so far this year was 21. Its week 12 or 13.

Re: coach hiring

By punisher
11/16/2018 11:57 am
WingedLion14 wrote:
shauma_llama wrote:
I wondered about that, I looked at them and thought "why would anyone ever change coaches?"


Well I guess part of what drives the coaching carousel is coaches retiring. We’ll definitely see some more coaching changes in the roster-only leagues though - I know in the one I’m in after the inaugural draft I got stuck with a guy who takes his inspiration for his offense from Ben McAdoo. Most points we scored in a game so far this year was 21. Its week 12 or 13.



this guy = https://nfl-xtreme-football.myfootballnow.com/coach/29

week 13 you are in.