Is there an assistant coach in football (college or pro) that you would like to see get a head coaching job? Obviously most of us have no clue of the interview skills of any coach, organizational skills, etc. I know all of that has to be taking into account. I am looking more at the production of the unit they coach, their ability to develop players, and in the case of college football their ability to recruit. I have two coaches in mind. The first one would be Randy Shannon, the defensive coordinator of the Hurricanes. Yes, it is a homer pick, but hear me out. The defenses he has coordinated have been consistently among the best in the nation. He was the 2001 winner of the Frank Broyles Award as the best assistant coach in the country. As far as the development of players goes, he is credited with Ray Lewis, Jessie Armstead, and Michael Barrow as a LB coach.

The second guy is Tom Moore. How is it possible that this guy has not gotten a head coaching job as yet? 42 years of coaching experience, 28 of which in the NFL. 18 years as an offensive coordinator. He has helped coached the Steelers to two Super Bowl wins. He led the Lions to record breaking offenses. And now what we see from the Colts over the last 8 years is unbelievable. Whether is it is with a three wide out set, double tight end, 2 RB and 2 WR, players in his offenses just seem to produce year after year. Yes Peyton Manning is a great player but I am not necessarily willing to discount Moore's influence on his development. Hell his offenses produce in Detroit with Scott Mitchell at QB.

Having met Shannon a few times before I would say one day he will be a coach. But he doesn't have the people skills to be the face of a program. He can get a head job somewhere but does he really want to go to Central Michigan or UNLV just to be the head guy?

I have a feeling the Brent Venerables for OU will probably get a HC job in the future. I think its just a matter of time. Hopefully OU can find someone good enough to replace him

Some guys just don't want to be head coaches. See Monte Kiffin. That may be the same case with Tom Moore.

Tim Lewis

http://www.giants.com/team/coach.asp?coach_id=10

Lewis should start getting some interviews this offseason. He has been an excellent defensive coordinator for six years now, and has worked under some excellent coaches. The league's policy on interviewing minorities also doesn't hurt his chances, but I think that he is much more than window dressing for teams to avoid disputes with the league on hiring policies. This guy is just a damn good coach.

I would love to see him on the Lions sideline next season.

Some guys just don't want to be head coaches. See Monte Kiffin. That may be the same case with Tom Moore.

I agree that the fact that some guys just don't want to be head coaches and to be honest I hope that is the case with Moore. I would be curious to know if he has ever been offered a job. The NFL is known for hot coordinators and I am not sure that there has been a hotter one for as long as Moore.