Montanalo
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There was an interesting discussion on the local Denver sports radio station a couple of days ago: a head coach with hands on experience as a position coach - someone that can actually teach technique - versus a HC who who is primarily a manager, leader and organizer.
While the two are not mutually exclusive, it was interesting that all of the former players on the radio program opted for the "manager" role while the talk- show host was strongly in favor of the "teacher" role.
The rationale behind the talk-show host's position was that far too many college players entering the NFL come with poor technique. While you could argue that correcting poor technique is the position coached responsibility, the active presence of the HC in positional drills could have a huge impact.
Interestingly enough Landry, Parcels and Belichik were examples given of excellent game managers as well as great teacher.
Personally, I would probably opt for the game manager role.
While the two are not mutually exclusive, it was interesting that all of the former players on the radio program opted for the "manager" role while the talk- show host was strongly in favor of the "teacher" role.
The rationale behind the talk-show host's position was that far too many college players entering the NFL come with poor technique. While you could argue that correcting poor technique is the position coached responsibility, the active presence of the HC in positional drills could have a huge impact.
Interestingly enough Landry, Parcels and Belichik were examples given of excellent game managers as well as great teacher.
Personally, I would probably opt for the game manager role.