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re: Chip Kelly: There is something there if the ex-players keep saying something
Posted on 8/5/15 at 8:37 am to tduecen
Posted on 8/5/15 at 8:37 am to tduecen
quote:You can't really compare the situation from college where he literally has all of the power over the players.
He has been dealing with black players since his college days
quote:Like I siad before, Chip Kelly is telling you something is there, and he has to work on it, and let's be honest, that's not something any of us expected him to say, so that's a pretty legit statement by him. I just don't get why random posters with less info want to toss this aside when Kelly himself is telling you he needs to work on it.
Until a player gives a specific example this is all about them being upset over Riley
quote:You don't think that situation has ever presented itself in football or basketball before?
I don't think it has to do with race or culture. It is Kelly doing things his way and entitled athletes who are not used to being pushed aside not knowing how to deal with it.
Posted on 8/5/15 at 8:39 am to NWTS_
quote:Isn't that exactly what the OP is about, stating he admitted it publically?
He won't admit it publicly, but he better do something behind the scenes
I don't see a link, am I missing something, did he not say that?
Posted on 8/5/15 at 8:43 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:This is actually a good point and actual winning may be the only difference in the 2 comparisions.
the pats gamble on acquiring cheap vets who have bad reputations but demand those players "buy in" and will cut them if they don't
Posted on 8/5/15 at 8:46 am to NWTS_
quote:Disagree with what?
Aaron Hernandez, gronk, Alonzo Dennard, spikes, Blount, etc disagree
I don't think the Pats ever had issues with any of those guys while being with the Pats. Obviously Hernandez did, but before that came to light, I never heard of any team issues with him.
Posted on 8/5/15 at 8:52 am to NWTS_
quote:
Agreed, but IMO, you cant discredit the african american experience or the experiences of those players
But it is ok for them to discredit his experience and label him racist?
Posted on 8/5/15 at 8:54 am to SlowFlowPro
You realize you are arguing with StrongSafety
Posted on 8/5/15 at 9:43 am to tduecen
Lets analyze Chip Kellys comments from yesterday:
My first issue with these comments is the "they can come to me" attitude. IMO, that is a poor form of leadership, a form of leadership that doesnt show much investment in the personal well-beings of the players. He doesnt see that the huge problem is that NOONE wants to go talk to him, so why in the hell would they choose to go talk to him, when he knows they probably wont and when they think he doesnt like them. He must not care. Whether you say that is necessary or not, multiple studies and things have showed that empowerment of your employees and having them feel more invested in your goals improves performance. By him saying, "they can come talk to me" but then follow that up with "but our days are structure" doesnt really sound like hes open to the prospects of forming or molding those relationships. It could be a personality thing or it could be a stragetic manuever.
He has a clear misunderstanding of how much he NEEDS people. All his "Structure" appears to be apart of the problem.He devalues people and relationships with people, especially in this business; he looks at them like pieces to a machine. It doesnt work that way, especially when must of them make more $ then you. HE NEEDS THOSE BLACK DUDES. his response cant be "well those black dudes can come talk to me." No! Step out of your comfort zone and go mend the fences. You need those relationships to succeed..who will you depend after you run all your "guys" out of town, or if you cant get you guys?
Its a maneuver that could burn him if the conditions in the locker room deteriorate, for example, after or in the midst of a multiple game losing streak. Do you think the players will want to talk to him then, or will believe him when he tries to rally the troops? It will look fake arse hell and they wont buy into it. The fact that he can schedule in random chit chat time or team building looks to me like he thinks his system can plug and chug players, and that he is not a very amendable coach to his personnel and players. I know we were discussing Belicheck earlier; how many times have we seen him flip from a 4-3 to a 3-4 and back to a 4-3 based of his players skill sets? We have seen him go from ground and pound to an air raid offense; hes more adaptable than it appears.
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No, and I said talk to the players we have on our current team. We have an open door policy. I had a long talk with Brandon last spring when he came in and sat down and talked with me. You can come talk to me whenever you want to come talk to me. But, we also have a pretty structured day where guys are in meetings. I don't just sit and walk around and say, ‘Hey, let me go grab him and let's sit down and let’s have a coffee together.’
When they get here, they are doing stuff. Especially in the offseason, we are limited with our time. When you get guys for four hours, there's not a time where we are all sitting around holding hands singing ‘Kumbaya’ together. We're in meetings rooms getting stuff done. They are in the weight room getting stuff done and they are on the training field getting stuff done and then they are out of there. I think maybe if they expand our time, where we could spend more time.
I don't think it's any different than any other head coaches in terms of where you are. I think position coaches – that's one of the things I miss about being a position coach. You get to be pretty close to your players because you're with your players all the time, and that's a great bond to have but as a head coach, you're not in those meetings.
My first issue with these comments is the "they can come to me" attitude. IMO, that is a poor form of leadership, a form of leadership that doesnt show much investment in the personal well-beings of the players. He doesnt see that the huge problem is that NOONE wants to go talk to him, so why in the hell would they choose to go talk to him, when he knows they probably wont and when they think he doesnt like them. He must not care. Whether you say that is necessary or not, multiple studies and things have showed that empowerment of your employees and having them feel more invested in your goals improves performance. By him saying, "they can come talk to me" but then follow that up with "but our days are structure" doesnt really sound like hes open to the prospects of forming or molding those relationships. It could be a personality thing or it could be a stragetic manuever.
He has a clear misunderstanding of how much he NEEDS people. All his "Structure" appears to be apart of the problem.He devalues people and relationships with people, especially in this business; he looks at them like pieces to a machine. It doesnt work that way, especially when must of them make more $ then you. HE NEEDS THOSE BLACK DUDES. his response cant be "well those black dudes can come talk to me." No! Step out of your comfort zone and go mend the fences. You need those relationships to succeed..who will you depend after you run all your "guys" out of town, or if you cant get you guys?
Its a maneuver that could burn him if the conditions in the locker room deteriorate, for example, after or in the midst of a multiple game losing streak. Do you think the players will want to talk to him then, or will believe him when he tries to rally the troops? It will look fake arse hell and they wont buy into it. The fact that he can schedule in random chit chat time or team building looks to me like he thinks his system can plug and chug players, and that he is not a very amendable coach to his personnel and players. I know we were discussing Belicheck earlier; how many times have we seen him flip from a 4-3 to a 3-4 and back to a 4-3 based of his players skill sets? We have seen him go from ground and pound to an air raid offense; hes more adaptable than it appears.
Posted on 8/5/15 at 9:52 am to logjamming
Chip Kelly has gone 10-6, 10-6 in his first two seasons. I think he has a pretty firm grasp on what he is doing. I think he has this whole culture thing under control. I mean does he need to join a gang and start slinging rock to make the OP happy?
Posted on 8/5/15 at 9:57 am to lsupride87
No, but have a connection with your players and get to know them. The players are clearly saying he is not nor does he seem to think it's necessary
Posted on 8/5/15 at 10:01 am to NWTS_
The players who he has let go are complaining. Color me shocked
Posted on 8/5/15 at 10:23 am to NWTS_
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You can come talk to me whenever you want to come talk to me. But, we also have a pretty structured day where guys are in meetings. I don't just sit and walk around and say, ‘Hey, let me go grab him and let's sit down and let’s have a coffee together.’
I mean, it would go a long way to build some rapport with players if he did stuff like this. It definitely couldn't hurt.
I saw an NFLN special documentary on Belichick. People think he's just this robot but Belichick participates in team social functions, he actually goes out and gets to know players. I saw Randy Moss invite him to a costume party, which he and the coaching staff went to with their SOs.
So guys like Belichick are actually going that extra mile, even though he may appear not to be that kind of person to the media. He's winning partially because his players love him. They don't love him JUST because he wins.
Here's an article on the friendship between Moss and Belichick.
LINK
This post was edited on 8/5/15 at 11:05 am
Posted on 8/5/15 at 10:27 am to NWTS_
quote:
IMO, that is a poor form of leadership, a form of leadership that doesnt show much investment in the personal well-beings of the players
So? That is what he chooses to do.
quote:
He has a clear misunderstanding of how much he NEEDS people. All his "Structure" appears to be apart of the problem.He devalues people and relationships with people, especially in this business; he looks at them like pieces to a machine
They are pieces of a machine. Everyone can be replaced. There is a huge supply out there. Fall in line or get out. Just like any other business.
He does not care about that. Obviously some players don't care to be buddy-buddy with the coach. He is required to win, so long as he can do that he is fine.
Posted on 8/5/15 at 10:32 am to CaptainBrannigan
let me repeat. there are 2 discusssions
1. some sort of racial/bias motive
2. the merits of his style of coaching
now that 1 has been pretty debunked, the convo is magically sliding into 2. so just for clarity, we all agree that he's not biased towards race, right?
1. some sort of racial/bias motive
2. the merits of his style of coaching
now that 1 has been pretty debunked, the convo is magically sliding into 2. so just for clarity, we all agree that he's not biased towards race, right?
Posted on 8/5/15 at 10:33 am to rocket31
quote:
chip kelly is autistic and socially awkward
He was a perfect fit with Oregon fans in this regard
Posted on 8/5/15 at 10:41 am to NWTS_
quote:
but IMO, you cant discredit the african american experience or the experiences of those players.
You also shouldn't blame everything on race everytime something doesn't work out for a black person. It's the boy who cried wolf, and I don't buy it.
Posted on 8/5/15 at 10:49 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:
so just for clarity, we all agree that he's not biased towards race, right?
Quite honestly, I don't even think McCoy and Boykin really feel he's racist. That term is overused and misused.
I do believe that he doesn't want anything to do with the players with superegos. That's something he had complete control of while at Oregon. To that I say, that's his preference.
There are beneficial attributes that those ultra-arrogant players can bring to a team. The best coaches identify what motivates those types of players and use it to the team's advantage. They don't just ship them off.
This post was edited on 8/5/15 at 10:52 am
Posted on 8/5/15 at 10:54 am to SlowFlowPro
1. Agreed, but I do feel like he may not understand how to cultivate relationships or that he makes an effort to. How some people perceive that is based off their life experiences. I dont think we can lessen others feelings just because it hurts us to say he may not understand the culture of younger people. He doesnt have kids to my knowledge-- that may hurt him as well. If he had young adult kids, then Id be shocked to see him have these type of issues.
Posted on 8/5/15 at 11:41 am to lsupride87
quote:Easy there, Kelly Osbourne.
I mean does he need to join a gang and start slinging rock to make the OP happy?
Posted on 8/5/15 at 11:41 am to lsupride87
quote:You say that like it's a normal thing. It is not.
The players who he has let go are complaining. Color me shocked
And yea, no kidding players on the team now won't say anything in public for obvious reasons.
This post was edited on 8/5/15 at 11:42 am
Posted on 8/5/15 at 11:55 am to CaptainBrannigan
quote:
He does not care about that. Obviously some players don't care to be buddy-buddy with the coach. He is required to win, so long as he can do that he is fine.
I dunno. If I were a coach I'd want to get the absolute best out of my players. They run through walls for you when they not only like you and respect you, but feel you respect them.
I don't know anyone in recent history of the NFL that's succeeded with that my-way-or-the-highway crap. Even Coughlin softened up before he won his first SB.
This post was edited on 8/5/15 at 11:59 am
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