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I know both get some notoriety due to their struggles in the playoffs. Glanville's antics, Pardee losing control of the team in '93, etc. But both were playoff-caliber HCs. Jerry did win three playoff games to five playoff defeats; two of those wins were on the road. Jack? I somehow keep forgetting that he only ever won ONE playoff game (1-5 all-time) - that being in '91, barely beating Coz's 8-8 Jets at home.

Pardee would have to get the nod as the better regular season HC. Whereas Glanville's best regular season output was 10-6 ('88 with Houston, '91 with Atlanta), Pardee at least posted 11-5 in '91 and then 12-4 with Houston in '93. You could say it was helped by he inheriting a playoff-caliber team from Glanville himself, but Jack leading the Bears to their first playoff appearance in 14 years in '77, and then that almost-top-seed finish in '79 with Washington is definitely a argument in his favor.

Of course there are better HCs out there you would rather have. But both did lead more than one team to the playoffs (9 post-seasons between them). If these were the only two to pick from, and you had to pick just one, who would it be? Who would you rather play for as a player?

And who would you rather have as your DC? Both were defensive minds, both played LB. Two totally different personalities for sure!

Of course Glanville did best Pardee in their 1990 opening game Hou@Atl showdown (Falcons debuting in their new black unis)!

74_75_78_79_ wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2026 11:42 amIf these were the only two to pick from, and you had to pick just one, who would it be? Who would you rather play for as a player?

Friend of mine did play for Jerry Glanville in college. RB for us in HS, moved to safety in college and was a starter Glanville's first year at Portland State. Also, got to see Mouse Davis' run and shoot every day.

Looking back, it seemed Glanville was the type of colorful coach the Oilers really needed but for whatever reason, this team couldnt win on the road. Maybe he let the players party too much rather than enforcing a curfew away from home? The talent was there. In Atlanta, the team was handcuffed waiting for Primetime to finish his baseball season but realistically, they couldnt keep him from playing both sports.

Losing Favre didnt help their team but Brett wasnt ready for the big city and the Falcons did him a favor sending him to GB. Brett probably wonders how things might have turned out had he focused on football instead of getting frustrated and carousing?

What if Jerry had just handed him the starting job over Miller? Could Brett had focused better, or he just had too much to absorb that quickly? Miller had talent though, and Brett wasnt used to competition. A more conventional offense might have helped him develop quicker. Its amazing the Falcons team doctor passed his physical?

What if Jerry had just handed him the starting job over Miller? Could Brett had focused better, or he just had too much to absorb that quickly? Miller had talent though, and Brett wasnt used to competition. A more conventional offense might have helped him develop quicker. Its amazing the Falcons team doctor passed his physical?

What's kind of strange is the fact that the team drafted Favre in the first place. You already had a QB in Chris Miller, and then you draft Favre in one of the first two rounds? Wonder what Chris was thinking.

The team would have been better off taking someone like Ricky Watters. He would have been a perfect fit for their system.