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Heard today that Jon Gruden has a two year plan to completely overhaul the raiders roster to bring in his own players. Why do coaches do this (our own included)? I’ve seen this done in my profession as well and it rarely works. I know some answers will revolve around new schemes and new players. But it seems to be more of an ego trip, in my opinion. So why do you think they do this? 

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1 minute ago, major said:

Heard today that Jon Gruden has a two year plan to completely overhaul the raiders roster to bring in his own players. Why do coaches do this (our own included)? I’ve seen this done in my profession as well and it rarely works. I know some answers will revolve around new schemes and new players. But it seems to be more of an ego trip, in my opinion. So why do you think they do this? 

 

Just now, CookieG said:

Ego.

Good question and good answer

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You need players that fit into your long term vision*. 

If it's a run heavy team and your vision is an explosive passing attack, yeah, you're going to let some guys go. 

 

*That vision could be flawed. 

 

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12 minutes ago, major said:

Heard today that Jon Gruden has a two year plan to completely overhaul the raiders roster to bring in his own players. Why do coaches do this (our own included)? I’ve seen this done in my profession as well and it rarely works. I know some answers will revolve around new schemes and new players. But it seems to be more of an ego trip, in my opinion. So why do you think they do this? 

Probably because they just got hired because the last guy got fired for putting out an inadequate roster/system. So they tear down the old team so they can rebuild with their own framework. 

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If you finally got a shot at your dream job. To achieve your vision do you pound square pegs into round holes or find pegs that are round? The owner approves you to get rid of players that you dont want, accumulate draft picks, get your potential franchise QB, and address always being up against the salary cap. That would look a lot like what we see. 

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4 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

Probably because they just got hired because the last guy got fired for putting out an inadequate roster/system. So they tear down the old team so they can rebuild with their own framework. 

The previous regime managed to be consistently mediocre. Should be able to tweak that with a few improvements . Why do people believe you have to be the worst in the league before you can be any good ? 

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But in most businesses the goal is to win immediately and maximize profits. Overhaul makes both of these difficult for a few years in any profession. 

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Because Old School cosches are set in their ways and know nothing else. 

 

You notice McVay didnt sell off the Roster in LA, Nagy in Chi

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