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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 478327, member: 40"]
I think you bring in the best HC candidate you can, and worry less about the coordinators.  I really, really like both Shafer and Hackett, but Hackett seems dangerously young to me, and per Tom's post above I don't know if Shafer is head coaching material.
 
My main concern with Hackett is not his knowledge or his long-term potential, its his short term readiness.  Running an entire football program is a monumental task--there are dozens of examples of coaches who excel as coordinators who just don't have the chops to be head coaches.  Doesn't make those coordinators "bad" coaches, just not head coaches. And after seeing the ineptitude of GRob, I don't want to have our next head coach be someone who is unproven or might be overwhelmed because the job is too big for them.
 
At the end of the day, if we promote from within, I'll support it and keep my fingers crossed that it works out.  As a whole, I'm very impressed by our staffs' ability to recruit quality athletes and game plan--so if we are able to keep them together and it gives us continuity, that isn't necessarily a bad thing.  But I don't want to backslide--which is why I'm really disappointed that we weren't able to get two more years out of Marrone to continue building upon the foundation he established.  No question, the program is in MUCH better shape than it was when he took over.  But I feel like we are teetering on the brink, and it could go either way depending on what the next head coach is capable of.
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