Discuss the coaching genius that is Mike McCoy

[The Legend]

Let's take a look at the last three years for Chargers head coach Mike McCoy. First he starts a year as Denver Broncos offensive coordinator with Kyle Orton at the helm running an offense. When that didn't work in a month and the Broncos decide to throw Orton overboard in favor of Tim Tebow. McCoy totally rewrites the offensive playbook to fit having a running back take snaps from center the entire game and works that to not only a playoff berth, but a playoff victory over Pittsburgh with Tebow at QB.

Fast forward a year and John Elway casts aside Tebow and brings in Peyton Manning. McCoy totally recreates the offense to fit what Manning does and leads the Broncos to a first round bye and barring a total breakdown by defense (something McCoy can't be responsible for as an offensive coordinator) would have won that game.

He turns that into a head coaching gig in San Diego where he works with Phillip Rivers who a lot of people had written off as past his prime and creates an offense that leads the Chargers to the playoffs and another playoff victory.

I challenge anyone to find another offensive coach that has guided a team to the playoffs in three consecutive years with three completely different quarterbacks like McCoy has. In this day and age of forcing players into fitting a coach and his desired system that he's comfortable it takes a real genius to throw that all away and go with what best fits your personnel no matter what.

You now have permission to worship him... now!

[DanielsonTHAGOAT]

To be fair, McCoy didn't have to do shit when Peyton came into Denver. I mean Peyton Manning IS the offensive coordinator for the Broncos, lol.

But what he has done for Rivers and Tebow is pretty good but he needs a 10 win season under his belt before he gets praised as a "great" coach.

[The Legend]

To be fair, McCoy didn't have to do shit when Peyton came into Denver. I mean Peyton Manning IS the offensive coordinator for the Broncos, lol.

But what he has done for Rivers and Tebow is pretty good but he needs a 10 win season under his belt before he gets praised as a "great" coach.

He didn't have to coach Peyton up, I'll give you that, but he did have to organize a scheme to get all of Manning's teammates on the same page. He had to get get offensive linemen used to a zone run blocking scheme to be able to block for an all out passing attack. He did have to get all of the receivers on the same page as Manning and still design and call those plays from the sideline.