R_T26

The way BB left Parcells...somewhat failed. Went back with Parcells..saw some success. Then gained success on his own? Maybe future head coach of pats? But with another personal man.

Jared

Lots of coaches have failed in the first (or second, or third) HCing attempts, and gone back to coordinating. I don't know how many have gone back to work for the same HC as before though.

tobias funke

Let's try to keep in mind how unique of a person Belichick is.

There aren't many people who can handle all of the different aspects of running an organization the way he does. Even the jobs that are delegated to others, he understands completely and could handle them himself if he wanted to. I doubt there are many people, even in other lines of work, who can really say that.

McDaniels is a great offensive mind, but IMO that's all he's shown so far, and he doesn't come close to having the wealth of experiences Belichick did, even at McDaniels' age.

Could he one day run a successful NFL team? Maybe. But he has a long way to go, and I wouldn't insult Belichick's legacy by comparing the two of them, by any stretch of the imagination, just because they had a period of 'failure' after some success. Don't forget that Belichick's 'failure' had a lot to do with factors outside of his control.

tobias funke

For example:

Belichick released a hometown hero QB as his skills were declining, turning an entire city against him, even though it was likely the correct decision.

McDaniels traded away a young franchise-quality QB and a workhorse RB and replaced them with Alphonso Smith and Laurence Maroney, then traded away more picks for the right to choose a TE conversion project in the first round.

Haley

There can be only One.

Keyser Söze

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AndyJohnson

No one seems to want to give McD credit for being right about Cutler.
He didn't replace anyone with Maroney. He added Maroney because his backfield was decimated with injuries.

AndyJohnson

All they really have in common is that McDaniel has had, and may have again, the opportuity to learn at the foot of the master.
The more he can absorb, the closer he can get to being like the GOAT

Rob0729

I think McDaniels is a very good OC. I don't know if he is another Belichick though.

Some guys are great coordinators and lousy head coaches. I am not ready to say McDaniels will rebound like Belichick did.

DropKickFlutie

Belichick won Superbowl rings as a coordinator with the Giants.
Belichick took Cleveland to the playoffs before his owner left him hanging as a lame duck while moving to Baltimore.

Not completely similar situations. The only thing similar is a coach left and may come back to his old coach.