KingintheNorth
Chris in Arizona
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Our defensive strategy was all over the place and the disconnect between Richard and Marinelli was a disaster. I’m glad both are gone
One comment I want to make though is about private coaches
Ive never been a big fan of personal private coaches because, in addition to skills training, they are paid to tell the player what they want to hear. The player, having paid for their advice is, of course, going to give it hefty consideration.
Many times it’s a great relationship and player, team and personal trainer are on the same page but in a year with a completely new coaching staff, I would like all of our players to be focused on absorbing what the coaches are trying to teach them and not so much on voices outside the organization.
Mack may develop a good relationship with the Cowboys staff but he was clearly in his clients ears telling them that the previous staff was clueless.
not really trying to knock his hustle but I guess I kinda am
just my two cents
You're not wrong. Some are very, very good at what they do, but they are half trainer and half hype man. It's in their best interest to talk up their clients because that helps them get new clients. If you advertise that you work with Chidobe Awuzie and Byron Jones, and the general feeling of the (sometimes ignorant) public is that those guys "don't get pics,so they aren't any good", it's not surprising that the guy who trains them would want to blame someone else.
Private trainers have way more sway and if you doubt that, dig into the reasons behind the Belichick-Brady divorce. I've witnessed Bucky Brooks (hey Bucky if you're reading this) hype the guys he personally trained in Manhattan Beach on the NFLNetwork, as well as be less complimentary of USC & UCLA players who opted to train with other companies. A little too self-serving for me.
Last thing, the tweet is kind of misleading. While I agree that the scheme was a huge problem for this defense these past few seasons, what this guy is talking about is technique and not really schematic.
