An interesting thing to consider and a major compliment to the Colts who will have a “new” offensive coordinator in 2010 is that he has nine years of experience with the team and its players. Expect the transition to Clyde Christensen to be smooth, in the same way the transition to Caldwell was last year. For teams like Seattle, Washington, or Buffalo things could be drastically different. Even the Bears, who were disappointed at seven-and-nine last year could have some growing pains with some of the new coaches they have to acclimate to their system (Rod Marinelli, Mike Martz, Mike Tice).
The alternative to considering a direct relationship between winning and organizational stability is to consider the converse, that having key pieces like a solid quarterback and a talented roster through the draft, or in some cases free agency, increases the likelihood that an organization will remain stable. Which has the greater influence would be hard to prove but there certainly is a relationship, and generally the more stability an NFL franchise has, the greater its likelihood for success.
Interesting, but I wonder if winning breeds stability instead of the other way around. If you win, you don’t get fired!
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