Catfish
Registered
- Joined
- Aug 14, 2006
- Posts
- 4,551
- Reaction score
- 64
They say that football is a game of emotion. Players not only have to gear up by preparing their bodies to make, (and take), the big hits, but they also must mentally psyche themselves up to play at this level.
It is also said that teams take on the personality of its coaches. That might be true in coach Ken Whizenhunt's case. He seldom shows emotion, (always seeming to be engulfed in calculating a remedy with his engineering experience), that is devoid of emotion. Is it any wonder then, why this team seems to come out so flat so often?
Yesterday, at the post game presser, he did begin angrily, but even that soon changed as quickly as it came. It was refreshing to see that he actually did react with some emotion to what had just occurred. It would be nice to see that on the sideline from time to time with him. I would think that it would be beneficial for the players to see that their coach had as much invested emotionally as they do. Failing that, over time, I don't see how the result can be much different than what we have seen from a Whizenhunt coached team.
It must be frustrating for players to play game after game, trying to bring enough emotion to swing momentum to their side, (all the while their head coach is on the sideline, seemingly un-attatched to the ebb and flow of the game). Every time the camera focuses on him, he is stoic and unemotionally engrossed in finding the next scripted play from his play card. He seems not to be connected emotionally to what is occurring on the field, or emotionally invested into what is happening with his players.
As for the angry moment during the presser, his only hint that things might change were when he stated that he might change WHO he was trusting on the field to get the job done. Once again, the apparent failure, (at least in his mind), lies with the players, and not with the preparation and scheme. This is getting to be a lame and old theme, that has worn thin with time. This team is sorely in need of change, and right now I would settle for an emotional one, just to see if there is really any life left in it.
It is also said that teams take on the personality of its coaches. That might be true in coach Ken Whizenhunt's case. He seldom shows emotion, (always seeming to be engulfed in calculating a remedy with his engineering experience), that is devoid of emotion. Is it any wonder then, why this team seems to come out so flat so often?
Yesterday, at the post game presser, he did begin angrily, but even that soon changed as quickly as it came. It was refreshing to see that he actually did react with some emotion to what had just occurred. It would be nice to see that on the sideline from time to time with him. I would think that it would be beneficial for the players to see that their coach had as much invested emotionally as they do. Failing that, over time, I don't see how the result can be much different than what we have seen from a Whizenhunt coached team.
It must be frustrating for players to play game after game, trying to bring enough emotion to swing momentum to their side, (all the while their head coach is on the sideline, seemingly un-attatched to the ebb and flow of the game). Every time the camera focuses on him, he is stoic and unemotionally engrossed in finding the next scripted play from his play card. He seems not to be connected emotionally to what is occurring on the field, or emotionally invested into what is happening with his players.
As for the angry moment during the presser, his only hint that things might change were when he stated that he might change WHO he was trusting on the field to get the job done. Once again, the apparent failure, (at least in his mind), lies with the players, and not with the preparation and scheme. This is getting to be a lame and old theme, that has worn thin with time. This team is sorely in need of change, and right now I would settle for an emotional one, just to see if there is really any life left in it.