ChevyVanMiller Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 Just wondering: In most professions if you're the Asst. Mgr, you usually get promoted when your boss nmoves on. In the NFL, guys like Bobby April, Russ Grimm, etc. never seem to be able to move past the Asst. HC station. It seems like it's just an honarary title that carries no real weight come hiring time. Am I wrong? Can you think of any Asst. HC guys who got their own gig?
NDBUFFCUSEFAN Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 Just wondering: In most professions if you're the Asst. Mgr, you usually get promoted when your boss nmoves on. In the NFL, guys like Bobby April, Russ Grimm, etc. never seem to be able to move past the Asst. HC station. It seems like it's just an honarary title that carries no real weight come hiring time. Am I wrong? Can you think of any Asst. HC guys who got their own gig? My guess is that with special teams/OL/QB/other specialty coaches they can be hired away without permission for DC/OC jobs, whereas with the Asst HC title they can only leave for a HC job.
K-9 Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 My guess is that with special teams/OL/QB/other specialty coaches they can be hired away without permission for DC/OC jobs, whereas with the Asst HC title they can only leave for a HC job. I think that's right. It gives teams a way to curb the threat of losing guys to lateral moves. That said, few special teams coaches are ever considered for coordinator jobs and most teams won't get in the way of a better opportunity for one of their asst. coaches. GO BILLS!!!
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