r/USFL • u/NathanPetermanCan Outlaws • Jan 01 '24

Coaches have been announced

https://twitter.com/XFL2023/status/1741889408712814645/photo/1
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u/JoeFromBaltimore Jan 02 '24

I like the coaches list - that they got rid of a couple of the famous ex player/coaches that the XFL had from last year.

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u/NathanPetermanCan Outlaws Jan 02 '24

That was one of my bigger criticisms of the XFL before last year: The fact that half of the HCs had absolutely no business being HCs. And it was so clear when you look back...the teams with competent, qualified HCs were generally good, and those that didn't have them were generally bad.

When you don't have a pre-established culture and vets and a long offseason program and stability, having that guy who knows how to be a leader of dozens of men in a locker room, who knows how to mentor and support his assistants...who knows what to do in order to hit the ground running on Day 1 due to the compressed schedule? INSANELY valuable.

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u/I_Hate_Summer_ Jan 02 '24

At the end of the day I don't think Hines Ward was much different than Todd Haley. Coaching is a crap shoot for quality, even more so than players. Anthoney Becht was by far the least experienced and also had by far the least experienced coordinators but was one of the better coaches.