Originally posted by Critty
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As with your other examples, there is really no meaningful comparison between the coaches cited and Lynn. Those coaches have earned the reputation of being considered among the best head coaches in the NFL today. Lynn has done nothing to earn such a lofty ranking among NFL head coaches.
So, while Belichick or Payton might get fired if there have been enough losing seasons, they have a much longer head coaching leash than do lesser coaches like Lynn.
Lynn is a first time coach who, after a promising start, has fallen back substantially. He truly is Mike McCoy 2.0--a winning 9-7 non-playoff season, a wild card round winning season, a 5-11 season, and Lynn is even perfectly on pace at 2-6 to duplicate McCoy's other season, a 4-12 season. There is no reason to treat Lynn any differently than McCoy.
Also, this is not the LaDainian Tomlinson Chargers with a failing Drew Brees, a situation that might favor a more run oriented offense and run oriented head coach. This is a team with a mediocre ground game at best and a great rookie QB with a good receiving unit. Lynn's coaching philosphies do not fit what our team does well and his insistence on trying to force what we do not do well demonstrates that he is struggling to adjust what he wants to what is best for the team. And that is not the sign of a good coach.
There are coaches out there that tend toward a more agressive passing style or that would excel in any system. Any of those kinds of coaches are likely to be a better fit for our team than Lynn is. That is just the simple truth of the matter.
We need our 2020 version of an innovative and aggressive offensive head coach just like Fouts had his beginning in the late 1970s with Don Coryell. Mangement needs to recognize what it has and hire a head coach that can take advantage of that.
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