Big Red
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- Mar 16, 2019
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Well, it's an opinion, so you can't be wrong. There is no wrong/right on an opinion. I'll generally disagree, although as with most things, there is nuance here and every case is different. First, to be clear, the Patriots and Chiefs have general managers. Yes, Belichick and Reid have the say in which direction to go. I think you have to have the right guy as coach to be able to pull it off. A lot of coaches want that control, and many struggle with it. For one, it's a lot harder for the coach to deal with players up close and personal when they know he is that involved in the roster and potentially, the contract. Also, not every coach can see the forest for the trees, and to me, you need someone who can take a 30,000-foot view of things sometimes rather than be down in the weeds, like coaches must.
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