The Denver Broncos hired Vance Joseph after he had spent exactly one season as the defensive coordinator for the Dolphins (and their defense was not very good that year). When he failed as the head coach of the Broncos, the front office over-corrected and hired Vic Fangio who had spent 19 seasons in the NFL as a defensive coordinator (and had some very good defenses). When he failed, the Broncos decided to hire an offensive guy with eight years of coordinator experience in the NFL. In some ways, Hackett was the “goldielox” hire with eight seasons of OC experience.
Does NFL coordinator experience matter when hiring a new head coach?
