DMN Blog: Why Wade doesn't apologize for wins/Defense: not great, but getting better

[jobberone]

Whether or not there is blood in the water makes no difference. The sharks here are always hungry.

 

[WV Cowboy]

First off, I doubt anyone on the board has coached on the NFL level, and so, from an experiential point of view, that makes us ALL fans.

Sorry I didn't clarify that, I thought it would be obvious that I was not meaning anyone on this board had coached at the NFL level.

But coaching is coaching, .. and who you coach is relative.

Whether you are coaching 10 yr olds against 10 yr olds, 12 yr olds against 12 yr olds, 15 against 15, 18 against 18, high school against high school, college against college, etc.
Coaching is selecting the right players for the right positions, preparing them to perform their assignments as you wish, preparing them to compete against and react to whatever the other team presents, getting them ready physically for strength and endurance, meshing them together as a team, building comradery(sp?) and confidence in each other.

That's what any coach should be trying to do, at whatever level he/she is coaching.

Second, you don't have to have actually done something to have some valid observations about it, even if all you are is an interested observer.

True, but if you haven't, then you are only speculating. You don't actually know because you just haven't been there. Coaches think different than fans, and if some of the critical posters here had coached, they would have a better idea and not be so critical.

My only point was that as fans we expect way more than is feasible or logical. Coaches know the big picture, and realize very very few games ever go like they want from start to finish. And instead of whining and complaining or pouting,(like fans) they can't do that. They have to continue pushing forward. They don't have any other choice but to 'keep on keeping on'.

All they can do is try to change, adjust or whatever to try to find a way to win the contest that they are competing in at the time. Then, win or lose, they go back, see what they did well, see what needs fixing, and get ready for the next game.