Mailbag: If only one could be elite, you'd rather have the coach than the GM

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On to your quality questions.

#pkmail what's more important to a team, head coach or GM. Would you rather have a league average coach and an elite GM? Or vice versa?
— Will Craig (@WillCraig0804) December 16, 2017

PK: It’s got to be the coach, right? If a GM gives a coach a ton of talent but the coach doesn’t know how to use it, or mismanages games, a franchise may not get the desired results. A great coach can find ways to play effective football with the talent he has, provided he’s got at least some.

Also I think an elite coach can influence a GM’s player acquisition more than an elite GM can influence a coaches Xs and Os, player development, clock management etc.

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