special teams coaches don't seem to make great HC's, even though they work with most of the players, Bisaccia is mentioned near the bottom, so I thought I'd share.
I thought it would change,” Harbaugh told USA TODAY Sports in May. “I thought if I was able to be successful, that it would open the door for those guys, and I think a lot of those guys felt that way as well. It hasn’t been the case. Nobody’s been hired who was mainly a special teams coordinator in their career. I’ve got to be honest: That’s been a disappointment.”
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh spent eight NFL coaching seasons as a special teams coordinator, a position that rarely leads directly to a head coaching role. USA TODAY Sports' NFL Coaches Project explores why there's a bias against special teams coordinators
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh spent eight NFL coaching seasons as a special teams coordinator, a position that rarely leads directly to a head coaching role. USA TODAY Sports' NFL Coaches Project explores why there's a bias against special teams coordinators
Harbaugh isn't even among the two special teams coaches in NFL history who got directly promoted to head coach. He spent nine seasons as a special teams coach in Philadelphia before he switched to defensive backs coach in 2007, then got hired by the Ravens as head coach in 2008. Likewise, several other successful NFL head coaches worked with special teams early in their NFL careers but seemingly had to prove they could coach another part of the team before getting a head coaching job — including Bill Belichick, Marv Levy, Dick Vermeil and Bill Cowher.
Despite their track records, the pattern continues, suggesting biases come in different forms, not just with race, when hiring head coaches.
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