The Kevin Stefanski: Two-Time Coach of the Year Thread

[Chris]

I’ll have to watch the conference but... not taking anything from it.

 

[I'mWithDan]

The puff pieces are all nice. But I don't think we're really going to know anything truly important until next September.

I think the actual substance of what he says can be meaningful........if he gets in to the detail / nuance of what he envisions. But if is just "So excited to be here with this franchise that has great tradition, fans, yada, yada....".....I hear you.

But I assuredly will be very excited if he publicly speaks to the dynamics of how football and analytics will fold together, his experience with it in the past, his personal vision for it in the future......all of those things can and should lead to someone being excited.

I also think it will be telling how he answers the questions about 2 subjects....

1. Being passed over for the job. You know it is being asked. It's probably being asking in some condescending way by Grossi, and I just want to see his answer.

2. Who will call plays. I think Kitchens' made a huge miscalculation here.......and truly wanted to be an OC and not accept the responsibilities of being a HC. My hope is Stefanski is going to help but mainly empower on offense......with guys that know and believe in his philosophy. I really hope Stefanski's focus is on culture changing, rallying everyone across the org and sticking to the broader leadership / accountability aspects this team needs. Surely he will input on offense and we should want him to but I think Freddie couldn't see the forest for the trees, because he was entirely too involved in one aspect of the team.

 

[Kbiz]

I think the actual substance of what he says can be meaningful........if he gets in to the detail / nuance of what he envisions. But if is just "So excited to be here with this franchise that has great tradition, fans, yada, yada....".....I hear you.

Sadly that requires our media to actually ask good questions.

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

I think the actual substance of what he says can be meaningful........if he gets in to the detail / nuance of what he envisions. But if is just "So excited to be here with this franchise that has great tradition, fans, yada, yada....".....I hear you.

But I assuredly will be very excited if he publicly speaks to the dynamics of how football and analytics will fold together, his experience with it in the past, his personal vision for it in the future......all of those things can and should lead to someone being excited.

I also think it will be telling how he answers the questions about 2 subjects....

1. Being passed over for the job. You know it is being asked. It's probably being asking in some condescending way by Grossi, and I just want to see his answer.

2. Who will call plays. I think Kitchens' made a huge miscalculation here.......and truly wanted to be an OC and not accept the responsibilities of being a HC. My hope is Stefanski is going to help but mainly empower on offense......with guys that know and believe in his philosophy. I really hope Stefanski's focus is on culture changing, rallying everyone across the org and sticking to the broader leadership / accountability aspects this team needs. Surely he will input on offense and we should want him to but I think Freddie couldn't see the forest for the trees, because he was entirely too involved in one aspect of the team.

I understand the point, and it's obviously important that he has good conceptual ideas. But ultimately, it's meaningless if he doesn't have the ability to convert those concepts into positive tangible results on the field. It's the difference between saying, and doing.

The article posted by @jking948 upthread regarding predictive factors for coaching success was a real eye-opener. Even prior head coaching success by the exact same guy still only correlates moderately with success. It just takes the combination of the right guy, right situation, etc., and I think so much of is simply unknowable at this point.

That still means the selection matters - some guys clearly have a better shot at success than others. But whether that guy actually has all the variables required for success is just unknowable.

Just saying...I've learned the hard way to temper my offseason excitement.

 

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[Randolphkeys]

I feel like Stefanski is going to create a culture of accountability, to the franchise and each other.

Freddie could be told half of his prima-dona offense were in Tower City gangbanging a loaf of white bread and he'd say, "I believe in these guys."

 

[Soda]

Did anyone catch the beginning? Were Haslam and/or DePodesta there? If yes, did they take any questions?

 

[liondrew]

I feel like Stefanski is going to create a culture of accountability, to the franchise and each other.

Freddie could be told half of his prima-dona offense were in Tower City gangbanging a loaf of white bread and he'd say, "I believe in these guys."

Discipline is the one thing this team needs more than anything else.

 

[MirORich]

Did anyone catch the beginning? Were Haslam and/or DePodesta there? If yes, did they take any questions?

Brief introductory statements by Haslam
Introductory statements by Stefanski
Q&A with media and Stefanski