Something BP does that really irritates me...

[Tass]

Whenever he is waxing rhapsodic about a player, it's always a player on someone ELSE'S team. He never compliments our own players that he himself coaches. Ask him about Newman or T. Glenn and he'll say stuff like "Well, he's been around a while. He knows what he's doing out there." That's about as effusive as Bill gets about his own players. If it's a mediocre guy on another team, though, look out! "That Bob Sanders is a fabulous player." "That Fujita is a difference maker. I wish we could have kept him, I really do." "McNabb is one of the best QBs out there." Meanwhile, Romo in his first three starts EVER is playing as well as McNabb on his best day.

Irritating.

Any theories on why he does this? It can't be as simple as not wanting his guys to get big-headed, can it? If so that's pretty childish. Like elementary school psychology!

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

It is complementing other players on other teams and doing so in a manner that does not give the other team bulletin board material.

I see nothing at all wrong with it.

 

[sbuscha]

Whenever he is waxing rhapsodic about a player, it's always a player on someone ELSE'S team. He never compliments our own players that he himself coaches. Ask him about Newman or T. Glenn and he'll say stuff like "Well, he's been around a while. He knows what he's doing out there." That's about as effusive as Bill gets about his own players. If it's a mediocre guy on another team, though, look out! "That Bob Sanders is a fabulous player." "That Fujita is a difference maker. I wish we could have kept him, I really do." "McNabb is one of the best QBs out there." Meanwhile, Romo in his first three starts EVER is playing as well as McNabb on his best day.

Irritating.

Any theories on why he does this? It can't be as simple as not wanting his guys to get big-headed, can it? If so that's pretty childish. Like elementary school psychology!

Big deal, he is being respectful. That doesn't happen much in the NFL these days.

I have heard him compliment Roy and T-New.

 

[Faerluna]

It's just his way of saying we take every game seriously, accentuating the players on the team that he feels are the biggest threats.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Big deal, he is being respectful. That doesn't happen much in the NFL these days.

I have heard him compliment Roy and T-New.

He also recently complimented Al saying that he was a consummate pro and reliable or something along those lines.

 

[Tass]

I get that part, fellas. Great, he is giving props to opponents. Why does he give grudging approval (at best!) to his own guys???

 

[trueblue1687]

Lou Holtz did the same thing. It is a subtle way of motivating HIS players to beat "great" players. Very common among successful coaches.

 

[Tass]

He also recently complimented Al saying that he was a consummate pro and reliable or something along those lines.

Right but saying a guy is a ham 'n' egger is faint praise indeed when you say other guys on other teams are 'fabulous' and 'we have to account for him every play', yada yada...

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Right but saying a guy is a ham 'n' egger is faint praise indeed when you say other guys on other teams are 'fabulous' and 'we have to account for him every play', yada yada...

It may be time to take a pamprin....sorry but you are a little, no a lot, too sensitive if this really irritates you.

 

[kmd24]

Listen to yesterday's press conference. BP considers it his job to keep his players' feet on the ground.

Usually when he is highly complimentary of one of his players, the player is someone who BP wants to overachieve (see Blade, Rob Pettiti, Torrin Tucker, maybe even Pat Watkins), someone who needs a confidence boost, or someone who needs reassurance of the importance of his role (see his comments on Marion Barber in preseason).

 

[Tass]

Lou Holtz did the same thing. It is a subtle way of motivating HIS players to beat "great" players. Very common among successful coaches.

I figured it had to be more than that because that seemed too simplistic. I guess I'm a different sort of guy. Take the Marine Corps, for example. When the drill instructors used negative motivation (telling us how much we sucked and stuff) it made me sulky and resentful. "Oh, I suck huh? Well lemme show you what REALLY sucking is then!" The occasional positive motivation (you can do this, kid. Thousands of other recruits have done it, so can you) had me wanting to run through a wall for the drill instructor.

Different strokes, I guess.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

It is complementing other players on other teams and doing so in a manner that does not give the other team bulletin board material.

I see nothing at all wrong with it.

Exactly, Big Bill does not want to upset the other team.

 

[WV Cowboy]

Whenever he is waxing rhapsodic about a player, it's always a player on someone ELSE'S team. He never compliments our own players that he himself coaches. Ask him about Newman or T. Glenn and he'll say stuff like "Well, he's been around a while. He knows what he's doing out there." That's about as effusive as Bill gets about his own players. If it's a mediocre guy on another team, though, look out! "That Bob Sanders is a fabulous player." "That Fujita is a difference maker. I wish we could have kept him, I really do." "McNabb is one of the best QBs out there." Meanwhile, Romo in his first three starts EVER is playing as well as McNabb on his best day.

Irritating.

Any theories on why he does this? It can't be as simple as not wanting his guys to get big-headed, can it? If so that's pretty childish. Like elementary school psychology!

It is "GOOD coaching 101".

I played for a great high school football coach and he was the same way. As a matter of fact, Parcells reminds me of him in many many ways.

He treated everyone the same, ... bad.

We didn't care about who our opponent was, we were ALWAYS trying to prove to him that we were a good football player.

From that desire, he got our best, always.

If a coach is praising and praising a player, it is human nature for that player to let up, even if it is just a little, because you have nothing else to shoot for, ... "the coach thinks I'm great !"

Relax, Parcells knows exactly what he is doing.

 

[sbuscha]

I get that part, fellas. Great, he is giving props to opponents. Why does he give grudging approval (at best!) to his own guys???

Here read this again.

Originally Posted by sbuscha

I have heard him compliment Roy and T-New

He also recently complimented Al saying that he was a consummate pro and reliable or something along those lines.

He is not allowing compliments to flow freely. He is trying to keep these players from big egos and lack of effort because he has told them how good they are.

I figured it had to be more than that because that seemed too simplistic. I guess I'm a different sort of guy. Take the Marine Corps, for example. When the drill instructors used negative motivation (telling us how much we sucked and stuff) it made me sulky and resentful. "Oh, I suck huh? Well lemme show you what REALLY sucking is then!" The occasional positive motivation (you can do this, kid. Thousands of other recruits have done it, so can you) had me wanting to run through a wall for the drill instructor.

Different strokes, I guess.

Guess what, Sulking men have no business being on a Parcells coached team. He wants tough players physically and mentally. Have you ever read Parcells book? Reqad it you will understand his motivational tactics.

 

[SteveOS]

As John Thompson would say, "He's fattening the frogs for snakes."

 

[Clove]

Maybe in his mind, he wants to keep his edge with certain players on the team. If he goes around smooching them up, then he can't tell them anything.

This way, he can constantly remind them that they need to get better. Psychological warfare.

 

[Doomsday101]

Whenever he is waxing rhapsodic about a player, it's always a player on someone ELSE'S team. He never compliments our own players that he himself coaches. Ask him about Newman or T. Glenn and he'll say stuff like "Well, he's been around a while. He knows what he's doing out there." That's about as effusive as Bill gets about his own players. If it's a mediocre guy on another team, though, look out! "That Bob Sanders is a fabulous player." "That Fujita is a difference maker. I wish we could have kept him, I really do." "McNabb is one of the best QBs out there." Meanwhile, Romo in his first three starts EVER is playing as well as McNabb on his best day.

Irritating.

Any theories on why he does this? It can't be as simple as not wanting his guys to get big-headed, can it? If so that's pretty childish. Like elementary school psychology!

Because every time he brags on our guys or the team play they fold on him. Bill needs to keep the pressure on this team not sing their praises. They have not done anything to deserve it as of yet. While you may think of it as elementary psychology there is no dobuting the results when he has reaped praise on this team and it has not been good.

 

[HighTechDave]

I hate it when he chews Ice during PC's

 

[JD_KaPow]

He fawned all over McBriar in a few PCs earlier this season.

There's no way he's going to compliment Romo the way he will McNabb - give Romo any more confidence and he'll improvise more plays like the near-disastrous fake spike last game.