In his PC, someone asked Coach about his and Pete Carroll’s age, and Coach Mac jokingly said, ‘Give up it for old coaches!’ Frank Reich is gone, and Rivera is on his way out. The rumors are swirling too for Belichick and Carroll. Soon, Andy Reid may be the oldest Coach, followed by Big Mac. There is definitely a youth hiring movement in the NFL these days.
Everson Walls and Spags though made a great point about Coach Mac versus other older coaches and why he’s still so effective. He is willing to change. From his famous training with other coaches after his Green Bay days, to his defensive coach schemes with the Cowboys, to his current year and rapidly adjusting the offense…. he is willing to change for the betterment of the team.
Both guys brought up how rare that is in older coaches. Everson Walls even used the Tom Landry example and the flex defense. Apparently, Walls and some of those other guys that started in the 80’s weren’t that fond of Landry and his reluctance to change. Everson basically said they were all trying to convince him to remove the flex defense, and when he did, it was too late and they didn’t have the talent to adjust to the modern NFL at that time. Everson made a great point comparing McCarthy to other coaches he had played for in that Mac is highly approachable and that’s where it starts. He’s willing to take his players ideas and make them reality.
We rightly give the players credit when they ball, but just wanted to recognize the Head Coach too. The older I get, the more I appreciate and understand how hard it is to do that.
