No, nothing like that.
I just think sometimes people focus too much on whether someone has experience. Employers for regular everyday jobs do it all the time. That’s why kids fresh out of college can’t get jobs. Oftentimes a person has certain intrinsic qualities that make them an attractive candidate regardless of their experience level, but they get overlooked.
Green Bay obviously saw something they liked in Gottlieb. I personally think he is highly intelligent. He dogged Cal for not getting it done and praised the Pope hire. I don’t know why so many on this board hate/make fun of him. He’s a pretty honest guy IMO.
You don’t leave a home in a kushy LA suburb and getting paid handsomely to be a smartass on radio/TV unless you feel empty inside and want a challenge. That alone tells me something about his motivation level, and also his confidence level. I think he’s a guy who knows how to talk to players. He did play/learn under a HOF’er in Eddie Sutton.
He may fall flat on his face, but just based on personality alone, he is a guy that I would bet on. Again, just a gut feeling.