New head coaches arrive at the NFL combine like newlyweds fresh off their honeymoon. They've been nestled inside team headquarters since the day they were hired, basking in the afterglow of being named the Chosen One who will lead the franchise to the Promised Land.
Then they step to the podium in Indianapolis, reporters fire off questions, and everything suddenly gets real.
- Who's your quarterback?
- How will you solve all of your team's problems?
- Is there already friction with the meddling owner? The demanding team president? The executive who not-so-secretly would rather be coaching whose initials are T.