NFL: Bad Coach and Good Team or Good Coach and Bad Team?

January 28, 2011   ·   Joseph Rapolla   ·   Jump to comments

Jeff Fisher, who has been the head coach of the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans for as long as the Panthers and Jaguars have been in the league, is out after 16 years and moderate success.
Fisher held an enormous amount of respect from fellow coaches, critics, and players (minus Vince Young), and for a decent stretch, boasted a squad with a top-five defense. Still though, Fisher went to only one Super Bowl with Tennessee, which it lost. It's fair to say he fell "one yard short." 
Fisher's firing was still shocking to many, as he was not considered one of the coaches who was the problem with their team. When is it reasonable to make this distinction though? How can we really tell if the coach is failing the team or the coach just has nothing to work with? There are a few factors...
One of these is wasted potential. Look at the starting lineup on paper and take note of how many of these players are Pro Bowlers, how many of these guys were top draft picks, and how many...

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