Thats the saddest part of this whole thing. Golden is actually a really good head coach. But if he doesn't unhitch his wagon from No D. It will be his downfall.
We dont know that..
IMO the Head Coach is responsible for 4 things
1) Figure Head/Non Football related responsibilities: does the public like and and respect him. is he well spoken, do alum and boosters who give money like him. Yes
2) Closing Big Name recruits: Tracy Howard, AQM,McCord, and if most of this current class holds a resounding yes
3) Motivating Players: When I watch the games we usually start fired up, but it fades as we fail to and make plays and our defense gets worked over.
4) hire and manage a great staff; this has yet to be seen and is the most important because the staff coaches spend more time with the individual players than the HC does. They develop the players and his job is to make sure they are staying ahead of the curve in coaching and not being stagnant.
IMO Golden has done 3/4. I'm not happy about the way we finished the season. But there is a reason that every time coaching jobs come open Al Golden's name comes up. There is a reason everyone expects him to win here. The only ppl who seem to doubt this are the ppl who should support this notion this most which is the Cane Fans