Coaching is OVERRATED.
Coaches are basically overpaid cheerleaders.
Football is won or lost by PLAYERS, not coaches. It's not even about development. No man can "develop" another man. It's all about what's inside you and how much work you're willing to put in on your own time to perfect your OWN self and craft.
And I hate to go there, but I will... the ONLY reason we pump coaches up so much is because of covert racism. Society wants to give credit to a (usually) old white man when young black men are doing most of the work. Alabama doesn't win because of Nick Saban. Clemson doesn't win because of Dabo. Those teams win because of the athletes those programs are able to recruit.
And when a major program DOES hire a black coach, it's always with the shortest leash, and in the worst circumstances, and with the worst support.
It's bad enough we don't pay the players, while the coaches make several millions. Then we want to give the coaches all the credit for what the players themselves are doing. When you give credit to coaches, you're basically taking that credit (and blame) away from the players.
No coach "developed" Ed Reed. No coach "developed" Michael Irvin. Or Ray Lewis. The great players were gonna be great no matter where they went.
I know that's gonna cause some controversy, but I'm just speaking truth as I see it.