Former Super Bowl winning coach Tony Dungy knows that a good head coach can only go as far as the coaching staff he’s assembled will help take him.
“What I always looked for is I wanted guys who were good teachers and good communicators, but even before that, you’re looking for people who are going to be on the same page with you,” Dungy told detroitlions.com in a recent phone interview.
“Not that they have to be exactly like you personality wise, that’s not the key at all, but the fact that they believe the same things about football and how you want to teach it, so the things that you’re saying, that staff is echoing and demonstrating.