The Bill Walsh Coaching Forest
I. The Beginnings of the Bill Walsh Coaching Forest
Upon the Bengals' elimination from the postseason in the 1975 NFL season, Paul Brown retired from coaching and was forced to choose his successor. Brown's options were narrowed to two of his long-time assistants -- Bill "Tiger" Johnson, a former player who coached with passion, and Bill Walsh, an innovative coach who worked closely with Brown in developing an offense to suit quarterback Vigil Carter's strengths. Paul Brown opted for the former, a decision which would forever change the course of football history. Whereas Bill Johnson flamed out after two-and-a-half years of coaching the Bengals, Walsh's career took a very different turn. Bill Walsh left the Bengals for the Chargers in 1976, accepting an offensive coordinator position in San Diego. Walsh then spent two years as the head coach of the Stanford Cardinals before accepting the position of head coach of the San Francisco 49ers in 1979.
2019 NFL Mock Draft -- Official #1
THIS MOCK DRAFT ISN'T PREDICTIVE
For this mock, I'll make picks as if I were the GM of each team. I'll take into account things like my prospect evaluations, my perceptions of team rosters and cap situations, and my positional value rankings. I'll be setting aside consensus big boards, PFF Grades, and whatever Skip Bayless thinks about anything. I'm not predicting trades, and I'm only doing a first-round mock.
For this mock, I'll make picks as if I were the GM of each team. I'll take into account things like my prospect evaluations, my perceptions of team rosters and cap situations, and my positional value rankings. I'll be setting aside consensus big boards, PFF Grades, and whatever Skip Bayless thinks about anything. I'm not predicting trades, and I'm only doing a first-round mock.