Bud Adams going cheap

PFT: Bud Adams wants to hire new Titans coach on the cheap

I imagine there are some Jags fans out there for whom the headline above warms their heart but I totally support this approach. It won't play well with fans and Adams probably should've done everything he could to keep that kind of info from getting out (He may have. It's not immediately clear from the article how TitansInsider learned about the future coach's salary. It could've come from one of the candidates). Fans generally don't like to see their team is being cheap, and conversely, they don't like to see articles about how a man paid 2.5 million is cheap.

There seems to be a surplus of good coaches. Paying for past coaching performance doesn't seem to insure future success (Mike Shanahan being the most recent example). I also tend to think there's value in getting a less established guy, who will work unbelievably hard to earn respect and credibility. It is admittedly a short term strategy. Success will cost you. Mike McCarthy, Mike Smith and Mike Tomlin were all relatively unknown before they were hired. They'll each most likely end up with contract extensions and salaries after this season closer to the top of the coaching pyramid(Smitty may get his real soon). You don't have to pay to get em' but you gotta pay to keep em'