David Gibbs Interview/Gibbs Hired

[SheTexan]

Not surprised! Kubes continues to keep it "all in the family."

Curious question. Gibbs is 40 yrs old, comes with years of coaching exp both college and NFL, has a firey DAD with a great rep, seems to be well liked by players, coaches, the media, AND the fans, WHY is he still a position coach? Just wondering! (hint of sarcasm.)

 

[Specnatz]

Not surprised! Kubes continues to keep it "all in the family."

Curious question. Gibbs is 40 yrs old, comes with years of coaching exp both college and NFL, has a firey DAD with a great rep, seems to be well liked by players, coaches, the media, AND the fans, WHY is he still a position coach? Just wondering! (hint of sarcasm.)

Some guys preferr it over the enormous headache of being a DC or HC. Rod Merinelli just went from HC to DL coach (assistant headcoach thrown in because of paygrade) and that is all he was looking for.

 

[AcresHomesTexan]

Not surprised! Kubes continues to keep it "all in the family."

Curious question. Gibbs is 40 yrs old, comes with years of coaching exp both college and NFL, has a firey DAD with a great rep, seems to be well liked by players, coaches, the media, AND the fans, WHY is he still a position coach? Just wondering! (hint of sarcasm.)

Actually the younger Gibbs "progression" is classically more normal, than that of the 30 something young guys who are fast tracked to head coaching. A couple of the successful first time head coaches this year spent 20 plus years in various jobs before getting a chance to move up to coordinators or head caoches. In other words, 40 is not "slow" by most measures to be an NFL DBs coach.

Also, because a coach is not thought to be a candidate for a coordinator or head coach does not mean he is not good at his present job. The qualities needed to lead men as a head are different than to teach skills as a position coach. There are many example throughtout the league of career asst. coaches who are the top of the profession, but are equipped to be head coaches or even coordinators.