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<blockquote data-quote="ThatGuy" data-source="post: 931059" data-attributes="member: 3440"><p>Problem was, based on all discussion (none of it substantiated, of course), it seems like Riley wasn't going anywhere until he wrapped up the season. Sounds like he had a few suitors, but he was headed for the CFP, and understandably wasn't ready to walk away from that. Based on that lone, I don't think we could have gotten him this year. Waiting that long would have simply been too risky, and getting him earlier wasn't an option.</p><p></p><p>We were also a bit gun-shy, after hiring someone who (by all indications) had been a very successful DC, but who hadn't yet shown (and STILL hasn't shown) he could be successful at the head coach level. There are different skill sets for each of those jobs, and we just spent $20M+ to learn that lesson.</p><p></p><p>We went with the guy who's also shown he can succeed at the head coach level - even briefly. And while that's not the flashiest choice, IMO it was 100% the right one given all the other factors in play.</p><p></p><p>Now that I've said all that...</p><p></p><p> <img src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/13cptIwW9bgzk6UVyr/200.gif" alt="Dis Gonna Be Good Jason Momoa GIF" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThatGuy, post: 931059, member: 3440"] Problem was, based on all discussion (none of it substantiated, of course), it seems like Riley wasn't going anywhere until he wrapped up the season. Sounds like he had a few suitors, but he was headed for the CFP, and understandably wasn't ready to walk away from that. Based on that lone, I don't think we could have gotten him this year. Waiting that long would have simply been too risky, and getting him earlier wasn't an option. We were also a bit gun-shy, after hiring someone who (by all indications) had been a very successful DC, but who hadn't yet shown (and STILL hasn't shown) he could be successful at the head coach level. There are different skill sets for each of those jobs, and we just spent $20M+ to learn that lesson. We went with the guy who's also shown he can succeed at the head coach level - even briefly. And while that's not the flashiest choice, IMO it was 100% the right one given all the other factors in play. Now that I've said all that... [IMG alt="Dis Gonna Be Good Jason Momoa GIF"]https://media2.giphy.com/media/13cptIwW9bgzk6UVyr/200.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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