News is out there that Alabama is offering you a sick amount of cheese to come coach their quaint little football program for roughly a decade. Trust me when I tell you this, Nick: You’d be better off for it.
In your time in Miami, you’ve squandered one of the NFL’s top defensive cores by mishandling their offense. Face it, Nick — you just don’t have the NFL chops to be a successful head coach. With one of the NFL’s top defenses, you steered the Dolphins to a record of 6-10 — your first losing season. And the Dolphins aren’t going to be getting better any time soon.
On the offensive side of the ball, you have a pleathora of problems. From having NO Quarterback that can carry this franchise to the post-season (Daunte Culpepper is but a shell of his former self, and Joey Harrington will never win at the professional level), to an erratic running game that isn’t helped at all by your offensive line. The Dolphins just plain have a hard time of putting up the points, which last I heard were required for victory.
Then you have the possibility of your defense being dealt a major blow: Jason Taylor, who threw his hissy fit when Shawne Merriman was elected to the Pro Bowl (by both fans AND players) and he wasn’t, has said that he’s considering retirement. If the Dolphins lose Taylor to retirement, it’s going to be hard for that defense to recover.
Now let’s take a look at Alabama. They’re a school with a LOT of untapped potential, but little in the way of direction. They have a young core to recruit around, and if you, a coach with a storied career dotted with consistent success were to go to Alabama, players would jump at the opporitunity to play for you. As I’m sure you’ve discovered by now — it’s not that easy to get the players you want in the Pros.
And it’s not like you wouldn’t know your opponents in that familiar SEC, either. You spent five seasons as the head coach at LSU, with a record of 48-16. So, if you asked me, I’d say take it. You’re a college coach at heart, anyways.
…and you’re still a douche bag for the crap you pulled at Michigan State. Don’t forget that.
Sincerely,
James Walker
