True. Coaches have to come from somewhere. Daboll was always going to get the benefit of the doubt for Josh’s success (which I think is a bit overhyped). Yes, Aaron Rodgers was back to back MVP, but how much credit of that is truly attributable to Hackett? Answer - same with Daboll, we’ll never know.
Daboll seemed to have a command to him that I’ve never seen Hackett have. Likely crafted from years of apprenticing under coaches like Belichick, Saban, and McD (among others). Guys loved him, he learned from past mistakes and criticism, and he experienced a ton of success. Doesn’t mean he can replicate it, but he’s seen it.
Hackett grew up in it with his pops, so I’m not suggesting he hasn’t learned it/worked at it. I’ve never got a head coach vibe from Hackett whenever I heard him speak or when he was calling plays for us. He has always been high energy. Like a teenager snorting pixy stix. You’ve got to have a certain way about you to be a successful HC. Hackett doesn’t have “it”.