moocao 10 Posted June 8, 2013 What current player in the league right now would you take as a coach in 2014 and why? I'll start with the obvious. Peyton fucking Manning. Dude's a genius. He probably knows just as much about defenses as he does offenses. Obviously he may have a bit of trouble conveying said knowledge to his players, but I think he is arguably the greatest mental QB of all time. Who you got? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch 874 Posted June 8, 2013 London Fletcher. You didn't state in what type of coaching capacity but London Fletcher would definitely be great in some capacity on the defensive side of the ball. He would make an outstanding Linebackers coach. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bucman 891 Posted June 8, 2013 Drew Brees. He is a great leader and I would think the offense he runs would be similar to what he does now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blotsfan 2,112 Posted June 8, 2013 Peyton Manning already has a ton of coaching experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glanvilles Grits 142 Posted June 8, 2013 Outside of the obvious guys, Larry Fitzgerald is never mentioned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omerta+ 1,206 Posted June 8, 2013 Had this thread been for last year and just a couple of months ago I could have told you two guys. Ray Lewis and Ronde Barber. Seeing as they are retired though I will have to go with. Matt Hasselbeck Tamba Hali Tom Brady Charles Woodson Steve Smith (Car) Cortland Finnegan (It hurts to say but I think he would be a good coach) Karlos Dansby Lardarius Webb James Harrison Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Favre4Ever+ 4,476 Posted June 8, 2013 Sometimes the best players don't make the best coaches. Sure Peyton runs his team, but I don't want him coaching my squad. Choke may be contagious. He's also completely immune and inept when it comes to grooming backups, which is a huge turnoff. If he can't even manage the guys behind him on the depth chart, I don't want him in charge of the entire depth chart. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sarge+ 3,436 Posted June 8, 2013 Head Coach - Patrick Willis Defensive Coordinator - Champ Bailey Offensive Coordinator - Tony Gonzalez Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
butta54 371 Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) Sometimes the best players don't make the best coaches. Sure Peyton runs his team, but I don't want him coaching my squad. Choke may be contagious. He's also completely immune and inept when it comes to grooming backups, which is a huge turnoff. If he can't even manage the guys behind him on the depth chart, I don't want him in charge of the entire depth chart. This pretty much sums up what I was gonna say about the "obvious" choices. Rarely do top QBs become coaches because like someone said earlier they aren't the best at passing on their knowledge. As a coach I can say that teaching is the most important attribute that is required to make a successful coach and most of these players don't have that background or personality. As for someone that would make a good head coach I would have to look to the offensive line and go with Andrew Witworth or Jeff Saturday Edited June 11, 2013 by butta55 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllYouNeedIsLovie 377 Posted June 12, 2013 Agreed with pretty much everyone. I'll throw some names out that I haven't seen mentioned yet. Nick Mangold Marshall Yanda Takeo Spikes Mike Vrabel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
butta54 371 Posted June 12, 2013 Vrabel has been out a couple years and already is coaching Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oochymp 2,393 Posted June 12, 2013 Sometimes the best players don't make the best coaches. Sure Peyton runs his team, but I don't want him coaching my squad. Choke may be contagious. He's also completely immune and inept when it comes to grooming backups, which is a huge turnoff. If he can't even manage the guys behind him on the depth chart, I don't want him in charge of the entire depth chart. I was going to say something very similar, usually the players who make the best coaches are the guys who didn't have the most raw talent because they had to really understand the game in order to leave their mark while the guys who were able to rely on natural ability will have a lot more trouble teaching technique, and even for the guys who are great technique-wise there's a huge difference between knowing a skill and being able to teach it having said all of that, I have no clue what players have that ability to teach their trade, but I think it's interesting that Ngata mentioned Innegan, the guy's made his whole career out of being feisty and picking at opposing receivers, I'm not sure that's an approach I would want a coach taking 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
East495 55 Posted June 21, 2013 IDK! I guess I would say none of them. I have to agree with Favre4ever,Butta55 and oochymp. It's so rare that great players make for great coaches. The great coaches who have been former players were usually fringe players that did not have the athletic ability that their colleagues had but made up for it with a great understanding of the game. Lets see...the two most successful great NFL players that became head coaches in the last 50 years would have to be Mike Ditka and Art Shell. And Mike Singletary comes to mind as terrible coach, great player! But I'm sure theres a few others that I just cant think of right now. But you just can't really predict stuff like this accurately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KempBolt 498 Posted June 21, 2013 How about Ryan Clark? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch 874 Posted June 21, 2013 How about Ryan Clark? From what I've seen, Ryan Clark does comes off as very intelligent and it's very clear that he knows the game. Possibly a defensive back coach Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stewy 8 Posted June 21, 2013 Weren't both harbaugh brothers quarterbacks? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay 2,003 Posted June 21, 2013 Weren't both harbaugh brothers quarterbacks? No. John played DB in college. Don't know about high school though. Doubt it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stewy 8 Posted June 21, 2013 I know jim played quarterback though in the nfl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay 2,003 Posted June 21, 2013 I know jim played quarterback though in the nfl John never played in the NFL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RANGA+ 1,210 Posted June 21, 2013 Sometimes the best players don't make the best coaches. Sure Peyton runs his team, but I don't want him coaching my squad. Choke may be contagious. He's also completely immune and inept when it comes to grooming backups, which is a huge turnoff. If he can't even manage the guys behind him on the depth chart, I don't want him in charge of the entire depth chart. Yeah 90% of coaching is people skills and knowing how to manage a variety of differing personalities while getting the best out of everyone. Actual ability in the game doesn't really have much to do with it. They need to understand the intricacies of the game and how to apply them to an overall scheme, but they don't need to be physically great at it. And it's about more than just being a "leader". Which is why truly great coaches are far and few between. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch 874 Posted June 21, 2013 Yeah 90% of coaching is people skills and knowing how to manage a variety of differing personalities while getting the best out of everyone. Actual ability in the game doesn't really have much to do with it. They need to understand the intricacies of the game and how to apply them to an overall scheme, but they don't need to be physically great at it. And it's about more than just being a "leader". Which is why truly great coaches are far and few between. Nailed it. Also Just because someone was great at the game doesn't mean they are good are relaying their wisdom/information to other people. But Ranga pretty much nailed it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay 2,003 Posted June 21, 2013 I know jim played quarterback though in the nfl Yes he did. What point are you trying to make? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch 874 Posted June 21, 2013 Yes he did. What point are you trying to make? Players that turned out to be good coaches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
True Blue 16 Posted June 21, 2013 Russell Wilson will make a hell of a coach way down the line when he's done playing football. He's a leader of men. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch 874 Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) Russell Wilson will make a hell of a coach way down the line when he's done playing football. He's a leader of men. Lol, such a homer pick. There's no way anyone can proclaim a rookie to be a coach one day. Too soon, too soon. Edited June 22, 2013 by dutchff7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
