Emotionally you may feel that but he does have NFL experience which recruits like.
"Grantham’s impressive resume includes an 11-year NFL career, lastly as the Dallas Cowboys defensive line coach.
He was with the Cowboys for two years (2008-09) after spending three seasons as defensive coordinator with the Browns, and six years as defensive line coach for both the Houston Texans (2002-04) and Indianapolis Colts (1999-01).
In 2007, Grantham’s defense helped Cleveland to a 10-win season.
Prior to his tenure with the Colts, Grantham made his name in the collegiate ranks, when he served for three seasons as Michigan State’s defensive line coach and one as assistant head coach at Michigan State under Nick Saban.
Grantham also spent six years (1990-95) at his alma mater, Virginia Tech, coaching defensive ends and inside linebackers (1990-91) and defensive tackles (1992-93).
During his career, Grantham worked under several successful defensive minds on both the pro and college levels, including Saban, Frank Beamer and Bud Foster at Virginia Tech, Romeo Crennel in Cleveland, Dom Capers in Houston and Wade Phillips in Dallas.
Mississippi State (2017)
Grantham, a nominee for the Broyles Award as the top assistant coach in the country, made an immediate splash in his lone year as defensive coordinator in Starkville. In his fifth season as a defensive coordinator in the SEC, Grantham guided the best MSU defense in recent memory.
Category 2017 Stats 2017 Rank in SEC / FBS Best at MSU Since…
Total Defense 302.0 3rd / 10th 1999 (222.5)
Pass Defense 175.0 4th / 13th 2007 (174.9)
Rush Defense 127.0 4th / 24th 2010 (119.1)
First Down Defense 13.2 1st / 1st 1963 (10.2)
Scoring Defense 20.4 5th / 24th 2011 (19.7)
Yards Per Play 5.2 5th / 39th 1999 (3.3)
Third Down Defense 31.0% 1st / 12th 1999 (27.0%)
In addition, MSU produced six non-offensive touchdowns in 2017, including a league-leading four defensive scores. The Bulldogs returned an interception for a touchdown in three straight games, a first since 2007. They achieved this feat against Kentucky, Texas A&M and UMass."