Musings...........

GumboBC · 05-10-2004, 01:38 AM

B-I,

I agree that coaches should have a very strict attitude about player conduct off the field and in terms of practice. I\'m fairly certain that Haz does - it is just not explicit for us. This is why so many \"cancers\" have hit the road.

IMO it is not that code that matters so much as what you do as a coach to make sure that your players follow the code. If you have a rule like \"no drugs or you\'re out\", you don\'t sell the players drugs.

A major knock against Haz, that I believe is the case is not that he isn\'t tough enough on players who aren\'t behaving as he\'d like, it is that he cannot get the players (motivate, lead, whathaveyou) to behave that way without mere punishments. Truly great coaches have both punishments and motivatiors (that is, they, for whatever reason, have the charisma to get players to WANT to not get punished rather than just not like the punishments).

Wow, that wasn\'t particularly clear, but I hope you got my idea.

I\'ve beat this topic with 2 or 3 sticks -- with no success. I agree with what you\'re saying JKool -- I think what most of the critics (bashers) are saying is Haslett can\'t push the right buttons to turn the \"cancers\" into \"diamond.\"

I\'ve been sayin\' it and sayin\' it, time and time again, that this isn\'t unique to Haslett. Maybe certain people think it goes on more in New Orleans than other places because they keep up with the Saints more. But, it happens to almost every team with just as much frequency.

I listed a bunch of examples on another thread of \"cancerous\" players. (Which I got NO response from) Does anyone remember Jimmy Johnson\'s days with the Cowboys? Can you say Leon Lett?

05-10-2004, 01:38 AM	#18
GumboBC Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,616	Musings........... B-I, I agree that coaches should have a very strict attitude about player conduct off the field and in terms of practice. I\'m fairly certain that Haz does - it is just not explicit for us. This is why so many \"cancers\" have hit the road. IMO it is not that code that matters so much as what you do as a coach to make sure that your players follow the code. If you have a rule like \"no drugs or you\'re out\", you don\'t sell the players drugs. A major knock against Haz, that I believe is the case is not that he isn\'t tough enough on players who aren\'t behaving as he\'d like, it is that he cannot get the players (motivate, lead, whathaveyou) to behave that way without mere punishments. Truly great coaches have both punishments and motivatiors (that is, they, for whatever reason, have the charisma to get players to WANT to not get punished rather than just not like the punishments). Wow, that wasn\'t particularly clear, but I hope you got my idea. I\'ve beat this topic with 2 or 3 sticks -- with no success. I agree with what you\'re saying JKool -- I think what most of the critics (bashers) are saying is Haslett can\'t push the right buttons to turn the \"cancers\" into \"diamond.\" I\'ve been sayin\' it and sayin\' it, time and time again, that this isn\'t unique to Haslett. Maybe certain people think it goes on more in New Orleans than other places because they keep up with the Saints more. But, it happens to almost every team with just as much frequency. I listed a bunch of examples on another thread of \"cancerous\" players. (Which I got NO response from) Does anyone remember Jimmy Johnson\'s days with the Cowboys? Can you say Leon Lett?
GumboBC Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,616