He took a team with 8 consecutive years of losing records and had a winning record in his secomd year. Stating his two year record outside of context is silly.
If he gets a pass on year one, doesn't that give him a winning record at Syracuse?
The guy is a good coach. Why are people so reluctant to admit it? Has he made mistakes? Yeah. What coach hasn't? Is he Belichick, Parcells, or Coughlin? No. I don't think anyone has claimed he is. If the only good coaches are the ones that are in or will be in the HOF, that's an awfully short list.