DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 09: Chris Rumph II #96 of the Duke Blue Devils tackles Jahmir Smith #34 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the second half of their game at Wallace Wade Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
The beauty of a head coach in the National Football League is the ability to take a star and make him an even bigger star. Former Chargers head coach Bobby Ross acquired a second-year player in Junior Seau, and he did just that in 1992. He was turning the beast of an inside linebacker into the league’s first real defensive hybrid — the first the NFL had ever seen at that time.