Jeff Saturday with a great moment in NFL history today...

bigmig19 wrote:

Salvitore Stitchmo wrote:

The best part of this entire thread has been the (albeit few) number of posts from the angry old white guys who refuse to even contemplate that intangibles like emotional intelligence, relatability, empathy, heck even just being a good guy, could even be remotely important in getting people (in this case a football team) to work together and be successful (win an NFL game). Then again these are the same guys whose wife and kids secretly hate them and have no real connections with anyone in life other than their guarded and defensive egos.

Agree. There are indeed endless examples of a new coach coming in without changing a single play and turning a team around. HC is generally a leader of men. Some exceptions like Bill Bellichick who happens to be the greatest defensive mind in history. But most are hiring the right guys and leading.

Salvitore Stitchmo wrote:

Yeah so the irrelevant Colts beat the irrelevant Raiders. And past this season nobody will remember this game....

BUT, what a moment this was in terms of exposing the idiotic narrative that to be a coach in the NFL it's all about "doing your time", having the right "pedigree", how deep and complex your stupid f-ing playbook is. Today was the ultimate middle finger to the Freemasons society which is NFL coaching - and yes we have seen it challenged in recent years by younger "cooler" head coaches becoming fashionable, but never so much as today when Saturday, a guy with zero coaching experience past helping out as his kids pop warner games, came in and got a group of mean to dominate a guy who came from the "vaunted" and "revered" school of Belichikenism.

Just goes to show that a little EQ, a little respect and understanding culture is far more effective with grown adults than discipline, installation of fear and bullying (all things Josh McDaniels is well known for) when it comes to the NFL, and probably almost anything in life. Who would have thought.

Again, maybe this means nothing. But maybe it has kicked open the door and exposed things for what they really are in the NFL and will create opportunities for people from far more diverse backgrounds and mindsets moving forwards. Either way I loved it - good stuff JS.

Salvitore Stitchmo wrote:

Yeah so the irrelevant Colts beat the irrelevant Raiders. And past this season nobody will remember this game....

BUT, what a moment this was in terms of exposing the idiotic narrative that to be a coach in the NFL it's all about "doing your time", having the right "pedigree", how deep and complex your stupid f-ing playbook is. Today was the ultimate middle finger to the Freemasons society which is NFL coaching - and yes we have seen it challenged in recent years by younger "cooler" head coaches becoming fashionable, but never so much as today when Saturday, a guy with zero coaching experience past helping out as his kids pop warner games, came in and got a group of mean to dominate a guy who came from the "vaunted" and "revered" school of Belichikenism.

Just goes to show that a little EQ, a little respect and understanding culture is far more effective with grown adults than discipline, installation of fear and bullying (all things Josh McDaniels is well known for) when it comes to the NFL, and probably almost anything in life. Who would have thought.

Again, maybe this means nothing. But maybe it has kicked open the door and exposed things for what they really are in the NFL and will create opportunities for people from far more diverse backgrounds and mindsets moving forwards. Either way I loved it - good stuff JS.