When head coach Bill Parcells left the New England Patriots in 1996, he was famously quoted as saying “If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.”
San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch is primarily in charge shopping for the team’s groceries. While head coach Kyle Shanahan aids in this search, his primary responsibility is to devise the best recipe he can with the available ingredients.
Giving players the tools they need to succeed, putting them in positions where they can excel and assembling a competent coaching staff are three of the main responsibilities coaches have.