For years, Bruce Arians has been regarded as a very good head coach, one of the rare ones who can groom quarterbacks, play an exciting brand of offense and win games, all while keeping reporters’ notebooks full.
Don’t underestimate those skills. In an era when most of the NFL’s best coaches stifle their personality in favor of stoic public personas (Bill Belichick, Andy Reid, Mike Tomlin, etc.), Arians’ willingness to be candid and insightful — all while cracking jokes — is a welcome change.
If you think reporters are the only ones who can be wooed by personable head coaches, think again.