re: Why is horrific coaching so much more common in football than other sports?

Posted on 9/14/15 at 9:05 am to Jcorye1

Posted by RandySavage

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Posted on 9/14/15 at 9:05 am to Jcorye1

The coaches in football have so much more of an impact on the game than other sports so their screw ups are much more impactful.

I certainly don't know as much about the X's and O's and probably any football coach in the country but I have long maintained some of these guys need a "game manager" position on their staff to make decisions for them.

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Posted by Jcorye1

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Posted on 9/14/15 at 9:06 am to RandySavage

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The coaches in football have so much more of an impact on the game than other sports so their screw ups are much more impactful.

Tell that to every single manager that trotted out a reliever with terrible splits, only to see him get blasted.

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Posted by SwaggerCopter

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Posted on 9/14/15 at 9:07 am to RandySavage

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I certainly don't know as much about the X's and O's and probably any football coach in the country but I have long maintained some of these guys need a "game manager" position on their staff to make decisions for them.

Absolutely agree. But the coaches who have premiere coordinators on both sides of the ball really have no excuse. They need to be good at something.