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geezer
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Many of you will remember this game. Back in the 80's, the Chicago Bears were playing and not playing well. I remember Mike Ditka on the sidelines forcefully grabbing his players and telling them in no uncertain terms how they would execute the next plays. He literally willed his team to a victory.
The strength of his personality alone was enough for his players to win that game for him. I always thought the Bears players were much more afraid of Ditka than any opponent they might meet on the field. That was his sideline presence. I have no idea how he was at practice.
Did Singletary try to emulate Ditka in San Fran?
We all watch a lot of games but unless you follow a team in detail, you have no idea about the style or philosophy the coaching staff uses.
Carroll caught a lot of naysayers cause he is a bit weird. The college rah rah gum chewing everything is positive is not the norm in the NFL. The players love him, Golden Tate already said he would take less to stay with this organization.
This being a copy cat league, every winner gets their assistant coaches raided. Teams try to copy the latest flavor.
I haven't seen a chart if there even is one but lots of successful coaches can trace themselves back to a specific coach who was innovative and ahead of the rest of the league. Bill Walsh comes to mind. How many coaches started with him and went on to successful head coaching careers themselves.
I don't put Carroll in the same category as Walsh. Carroll has a different way of interacting with his players. And his focus is defensive technique. Walsh was innovative in the on field plays. Totally changed offenses.
I know little about the rest except Belichick is grumpy and boring and Harbaugh wears his gametime emotions on his sleeve, his arms, his legs and his face. Its actually much more entertaining than being a stiff in a suit like Landry was.
The strength of his personality alone was enough for his players to win that game for him. I always thought the Bears players were much more afraid of Ditka than any opponent they might meet on the field. That was his sideline presence. I have no idea how he was at practice.
Did Singletary try to emulate Ditka in San Fran?
We all watch a lot of games but unless you follow a team in detail, you have no idea about the style or philosophy the coaching staff uses.
Carroll caught a lot of naysayers cause he is a bit weird. The college rah rah gum chewing everything is positive is not the norm in the NFL. The players love him, Golden Tate already said he would take less to stay with this organization.
This being a copy cat league, every winner gets their assistant coaches raided. Teams try to copy the latest flavor.
I haven't seen a chart if there even is one but lots of successful coaches can trace themselves back to a specific coach who was innovative and ahead of the rest of the league. Bill Walsh comes to mind. How many coaches started with him and went on to successful head coaching careers themselves.
I don't put Carroll in the same category as Walsh. Carroll has a different way of interacting with his players. And his focus is defensive technique. Walsh was innovative in the on field plays. Totally changed offenses.
I know little about the rest except Belichick is grumpy and boring and Harbaugh wears his gametime emotions on his sleeve, his arms, his legs and his face. Its actually much more entertaining than being a stiff in a suit like Landry was.