In looking at this thread, I feel that, as a genius in this here Zone, I have to make some observations and then make a fried bologna sandwich.
OK, first the keen observations:
Me eyes glaze over when I eat that mysterious brownie from my neighbor and when I hear that players "respond well" to Wade. Heck, I'd respond well to my boss if she'd let me take off early, come in late and read this Zone while I should be working. Players respond well to many bad coaches.
I want players to both fear and respect their coaches.
The players feared man boobs but did not respect him.
The players love Wade but do not respect or fear him.
Give me a Coughlin, a Jimma or a Belichek -- all mean bas--rds. But effective.
Next observations before I get to my sandwich:
Wade inherited a team stocked with great athletes. It wasn't as if he worked for 5 years to draft wisely, trade and pick in FA. It wasn't as if he molded the team. It was handed to him.
Same as it will be handed to Garrett.
Wade is no genius, he's just a saavy defensive coach who "aw shucks" his way into Jerra's good graces. He took Chan Gailey's script and walked Jerra into that primrose path. Hey, what is a primrose path anyways?
OK, my bologna sandwich awaits. Here is the secret of a great bologna sandwhich, spelt boloney where I was raised among the crops of the red dirt region where men were men unless they were women.
Get a skillet really, really hot. You can tell how hot if you put an aggie's hand in it and the aggie says: Man, that pan just burned my hand to the bone!
Next, spray just a bit of olive oil onto the pan.
Get beef bologna, not the other stuff, and just slap it on to the pan. Slap it hard, the way you used to slap yourself hard in summer camp.
Wait until the middle part of the bologna plumps up concave to the pan.
Flip it.
Get to pieces of white bread. None of that yuppie whole grain stuff that will cost a lot of money and dismay your fay friends. Use the stuff that will infuriate the good-nutrition people.
OK, don't use no condoments on yer bread, it takes away from the taste of seared bologna.
Eat it with Fritos and a cold bottle of Dr Pepper.
Man, that is gud eating. I bet even Nate Newton doesn't et this gud.
