patriotsheatyan Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Yes or no, in your view? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancerman Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Only enough so that players don't get you fired. Coughlin was not a player's coach and he almost lost the Giants before 2007. He had to loosen up a little. Coughlin won two Super Bowls with them (or so I'm told) and then he got scapegoated and was fired and the franchise is in turmoil. Harbaugh was not a players coach gave the Niner's incredible success, left and now the franchise is in shambles. Tomlin is a player's coach, he's a very good coach as well, but I think their are some internal things in a culture of players feeling comfortable to overstep some bounds have been negative. Ben publicly criticizing the ability to audible and passing the buck to the coaching staff at least twice this season, Brown's locker room video, Mitchell's antics, Leveon Bell's contract dispute talks coming before a big playoff game. Here's my thing, Coughlin and Harbaugh were not players coaches and were very good and they were proven correct when the team lost them. Tomlin being a good coach is separate from his being a player's coach "imo" and the players coach quality to him has probably brought a few more negatives than necessary. Carroll is also a good coach who happens to be a players coach, and it's appearing their is an issue with the culture in the locker room. So no, I don't think being a players coach matters. I think if you are a good coach, you are a good coach regardless. I think being a players coach is both unnecessary and can cause more problems than it's worth. I do also realize if you veer to far off in the other direction, you might not be around long enough to matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everlong Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Need a happy balance. The Bucs tried extremes with both ends of the spectrum (Raheem Morris and Greg Schiano) and both failed miserably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom cody Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Yeah it is. Having the players wanting to play for you is always good. As long as it doesn't go to far I can see many advantages to being a player's coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Smithers Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 It doesn’t really matter much. You rather your players not hate you but overall it matters little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission27 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Most of the really great coaches aren't imo. But there are exceptions (i.e. Pete Carroll). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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