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Originally Posted by Chaka
I can think of a couple of somewhat similar circumstances, albeit not head coaching situations. Unfortunately, neither worked out particularly well
Mike Mayock - Took over the Raiders GM position several seasons ago after a long broadcasting career. Fired earlier this year.
Bo Schembechler - Became president of MLB's Detroit Tigers in 1990, after a long college football coaching career. Fired two years later.
Not sure what all of this means, other than there have been a few situations where pro teams have brought in outsiders into important positions without any direct prior experience.
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Yeah, I remember a few inexperienced hires. I think what distinguishes our circumstance is that this is A.) a mid-season interim situation and B.) this is a head coach who is more directly involved with the players, coaches, staff rather than a FO guy. Four days before he'll lead an NFL team on the sidelines, he still hadn't met everybody. It's funny to think about.
Hoping for the best short and long term. But still being realistic about how goofy this whole thing is.