Re: Lane Kiffin a candidate for 49ers OC job
Kiffin is a great coach and deserves the interest he gets from other programs and NFL franchises but I think it is a folly to expect him to show some commitment. It's just not in his personality. Its a positive in some sense but the guy always is shooting for the next big break.
This guy left Tennessee after one year to take over a sanction-ridden Southern California. I hold him in high regard when it comes to his ability to scheme an offense. In fact, I think the only reason he busted at Southern Cal was due to those sanctions but he was misguided to take that job over a Tennessee program with a full complement of scholarships. This would be just another example of him chasing the next big thing when he owes it to people who invested in him to commit.I don't think Saban would have hired Kiffin for one year only.
If indeed Kiffin is telling Saban to forget any multiple year commitment from him...and is now making Saban sweat out whether he needs a new OC, or is using the interest from the pro team to leverage his pay up...well...what goes around comes around. :smile:
Kiffin was toast as far as being a coach...Saban lifted him up and gave him a last chance...I see nothing noble in Kiffin welching on the agreement he made with Saban to stay several years. If a man demonstrates that his word has no value...what good is anything he says?
My objection when Kiffin came in was he was undependable...I still hope I was wrong and he stays.
Kiffin is a great coach and deserves the interest he gets from other programs and NFL franchises but I think it is a folly to expect him to show some commitment. It's just not in his personality. Its a positive in some sense but the guy always is shooting for the next big break.