Neglected to mention because it does not support candidate A:
Has three years experience in current offense system.
Has three years experience in working with current offense,
Specific experience is a factor which needs to be considered.
It is like Billicheat and cheating. Yes he is a good coach but is he good enough coach to get all those Superbowls WITHOUT cheating?
Some will say he is but there will always be reasonable doubt.
The biggest problem is internal minority candidates can bypass all of the required competition other internal candidates cannot and this is hypocritical.