CouchCoach
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What I don't get is why do we care? If you subscribe to that saying "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" I'll tell you, I am an old dog and we can still learn. I learned more in the past 10 years than the previous 20. There's a major difference between being taught and learning.
Booger gets called in advance on his decisions before he even gets the chance to be proven successful. Happened with Yosemite, Vander Esch and the Cooper trade most recently and when those worked out, had to be Son and McClay. That's nutty.
Booger changed his circle of influence along the way and changed the results. Time was it was all about skill positions and he learned. He also had too many friends in the circle that like him and would tell him what he wanted to hear like Larry Lacewell.
But being just a little younger than Booger, let me share some inner feelings with the younger posters here. I retired 3 years ago and I regret it. As a man ages there are many fears he faces but none more daunting than the fear of irrelevance. I wasn't nearly as relevant as Booger is but in my world, people reported to me and I was responsible for making the decisions that affected their lives. I am not talking about importance here but meaning and purpose. Learning to live without that is a long arduous task.
Booger is the Dallas Cowboys. When was the last time you listened to a report about the Cowboys and he wasn't mentioned? He has taken what Davis, Steinbrenner, Halas, Brown and Auerbach did to a whole other level. He no longer sees himself as just important and relevant but critical as well. If he were to become irrelevant, he would soon pass away.
So, if you need a reason for the improvement of the team, don't discount him so quickly because mistakes are great teachers.
Booger gets called in advance on his decisions before he even gets the chance to be proven successful. Happened with Yosemite, Vander Esch and the Cooper trade most recently and when those worked out, had to be Son and McClay. That's nutty.
Booger changed his circle of influence along the way and changed the results. Time was it was all about skill positions and he learned. He also had too many friends in the circle that like him and would tell him what he wanted to hear like Larry Lacewell.
But being just a little younger than Booger, let me share some inner feelings with the younger posters here. I retired 3 years ago and I regret it. As a man ages there are many fears he faces but none more daunting than the fear of irrelevance. I wasn't nearly as relevant as Booger is but in my world, people reported to me and I was responsible for making the decisions that affected their lives. I am not talking about importance here but meaning and purpose. Learning to live without that is a long arduous task.
Booger is the Dallas Cowboys. When was the last time you listened to a report about the Cowboys and he wasn't mentioned? He has taken what Davis, Steinbrenner, Halas, Brown and Auerbach did to a whole other level. He no longer sees himself as just important and relevant but critical as well. If he were to become irrelevant, he would soon pass away.
So, if you need a reason for the improvement of the team, don't discount him so quickly because mistakes are great teachers.