John Harbaugh's pitch is perfect example why Jim Harbaugh would fit with Raiders
While all of the rumors are pointing towards Antonio Pierce remaining as the Las Vegas Raiders' head coach, they still have yet to make any sort of announcement on the subject at hand. So, there is still a possibility, even if it is slim, that the Raiders could potentially go after Jim Harbaugh like the […]
While all of the rumors are pointing towards Antonio Pierce remaining as the Las Vegas Raiders' head coach, they still have yet to make any sort of announcement on the subject at hand. So, there is still a possibility, even if it is slim, that the Raiders could potentially go after Jim Harbaugh like the offseason rumors initially stated they would do.
And, if they were to do that, and they were to hire Harbaugh, they wouldn't necessarily be making a bad decision. In my mind, you cannot go wrong with either Harbaugh or Pierce. But, if you get Harbaugh, you get a guy who is raved about in a way that Pierce is not.
Just listen to Jim's brother, John Harbaugh, the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. Sure, he can be biased, but he's telling no lies when he was asked what an NFL team would be getting if Jim was hired.
"It's the same coach that he has always been," John Harbaugh said on Adam Schefter's podcast. "You know, he's the same person he has always been since he was a kid. He is a true believer in the things that go into building a team. He may be the best team-builder in football right now. Nobody builds a team better. He knows how to put it together, top to bottom. He believes in football. He believes in playing football the right way – the fundamentals. You can't fake that. You can't fake it. That's one thing about Jim – he's true."
Everywhere Jim Harbaugh has gone, he has won. Whether it be in college at Stanford or now Michigan with a National Championship, or in the NFL with taking the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl, he doesn't lose, and if he does, he doesn't stay in that losing category for very long because he knows what he is doing in terms of building a team to win.
Jim Harbaugh has a 61% winning percentage all-time as a coach in the NFL, and the reason it is as low as it is, is because of one of the two seasons he spent with the Oakland Raiders going 4-12. If the Raiders haven't made up their mind yet about their head coach, I'd say at least give Harbaugh an interview. His brother, another brilliant NFL mind, is right; he can build one hell of a team.
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