Originally Posted by
SegNin
No, he can't.
When you lose in the playoffs as often as he has, it becomes psychological.
He'd need a team that was strong enough to overcome that, and with the salary cap and parity, I don't see him ever coaching a team that strong.
Last years San Diego team was arguably the strongest team he's ever had.
The defense is good, but over-rated.
Every time the other team goes no-huddle with their offense, we usually can't stop them from marching downfield and scoring.
Which is a problem when all your offense can do is score field goals.
That and teams have figured out that in our secondary, Samari Rolle, or whoever's subbing for him, is the weak spot. And do they ever take advantage of that.
And we have 2 decent quarterbacks; it's just that McNair is hurt all the time, and as tough as he is, when he's hurt he can't throw the ball effectively--especially the deeper passes.
If Billick wasn't so damn stubborn/fearful of creating a quarterback controversy, he'd have put Boller in after McNair pulled his groin in the first game, and kept Boller as the starter until McNair healed.
Boller has matured; he can step in and be very effective.
That way we'd have a relatively healthy McNair ready when we start going on the road (where we never do well) against tougher teams.
But, no, instead we have McNair starting: with Boller coming in when McNair re-aggravates the injury--which he does every week--which means he's not going to be healthy all season.
Finally, there's a lack of discipline on this team that leads to stupid penalties.
A problem under Billick for years now, and one that's cost us quite a few games over those years.
So, I don't have high hopes for this season.