Michigan Football Coaching Progression - Harbaugh to Tom Brady?

When or if this happens, I will be super old. Can't I enjoy my 40s first? 

That would be amazing...from day one if Tom took over as QB Coach, with Coach Harbaugh at the Helm, get us some other greats as RB Coach, DB Coach etc. Those would be some heady days...

with a super model wife at home and a gazillion dollars in the bank and all. We can all hope.

In light of recent developments regarding his family situation, I think Brady will retire after this year and take a very long time off of football.

Tom Brady is the best QB/football player of all time.  But coaching is a different skill.  Harbuagh had a leg up being a coaches son, being an part-time coach for his dad while an NFL player, and then just had the knack.   I think Brady could do it, but he's going to be 50 when he's done playing football.  Will he have time to develop the coaching skills?

No way. He doesn't drink Milk.

Tom Brady is one of the best QBs ever....and has zero head coaching experience. Pass.

for every HOF athlete who was an outright failure as a coach or manager, I could take the family to the Chop House for the whole schmeer, including dessert and cigars downstairs afterward.

Brady doesn't need the money, he certainly doesn't need the aggravation, and the danger is that he's so famous he'd probably start coaching at a level far higher than his experience would justify. Coaching ain't playing.

He'd be much better off starting Tom Brady's GOAT QB Camp.

Tom is one of the greatest QBs in NFL history.

On the other hand, while he's also handsome, I've yet to see much indication that he'd be a great coach, let alone a great college coach. That doesn't mean he doesn't have it, that means he should have to earn it like everyone else. There's no question Harbaugh is a better coach for having taken an entry-level job with the Raiders before working his way up to the highest levels. Totally different profession than playing.

I love how Coach Harbaugh -- with his EUTM regarding Brady and hyperbole in complete support of his as a QB and football player -- now means Tom will succeed Harbaugh as head coach.

is Harbaugh's response:

"I will give him a deep long bow, shake hands and I'll coach the quarterbacks for him."

pure class.

but I've never heard Tom say anything that would remotely indicate he's interested in coaching.

As far as HC, the age difference isn't that great. But not everyone wants to "coach" into their 70s and be the in the press box passing out like Paterno. Then there's Brady may not want to coach, or may want to badly and won't stick around as a QB coach forever

Everyone who follows the hockey team just assumed Mel Pearson would take over for Red no issues, and that's even if Harbaugh gets Brady as an assistant for 10+ years. Incompetent ADs out on fishing trips or who know nothing about what hires to make are another stumbling block

Is that his playing career, no matter who's grading, would be considered excellent, was merely a necessary delay to entering the profession he was meant to be in. 

I think Harbaugh knew at a very early age that he would end up being a coach. Those same early days allowed him exposure to some of the greatest minds in the profession. I think Jack, without intending to do so, made both boys realize there weren't too many professions that offered the satisfaction that coaching does. True in any profession, that doesn't apply to everyone but those who experience that same pleasure realize they have found their true calling and wouldn't even consider doing something else. 

Brady, along with recognizition as possibly the GOAT, is known for many other things outside the norm, particulary zero tolerance of anything less than achieving perfection, strict adherence to off season exercise and a diet created to eliminate almost anything that could be perceived as having an adverse effect physically. 

I am not certain Tom could ever achieve the level of patience needed to be a football coach. And except for rare cases like Harbaugh, many actually view this as work. I think he would fall into that category. 

Another major difference between Tom and others who were recognized as true super stars in their sport, is that almost all of them are perceived as being blessed with freakish athletic talent, whereas it's clear and has been mentioned by many, possibly Tom himself, is that his achievements are a combination of an extremely high footbal IQ and a work ethic almost unmatched. While most of the other examples offered are an example of greater intrinsic gifts and the expectations of same from their players, I think Tom knows that there would be only a small amount of players willing to give the effort he did, and I think this would cause him to realize, correctly, he would not be well suited to the profession.