I tired.
I tried to be objective. I couldn't do it.
I tried to read the whole article. I couldn't.
Like everyone says, Dumb, "moran".
It is saying that if Vince were alive today he would have no ideas how to coach under today's NFL rules.
You typically can't compare the actions of someone from one generation to another.
That is the same as saying Washington would have been a lousy general today because he would have had his men fighting with flintlocks. He would have had his men matching in formation and using flags on the battlefield to signal with.