(10-08-2021, 10:58 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(10-08-2021, 09:12 AM)Mikey Wrote: given that they had a short week, y'all are really upset that the team took a day off on a long weekend?

Do you all not think that in a normal game week there isn't a day of rest between Monday and Saturday?

If you bust your hump and put in tons of OT to get a project done at work, do you not take a breather when the job is done?

Y'all must be robits.

The Jags are 0-4 and play a division rival.

Let me ask you this. What do you think Belicheck, Andy Reid, Sean Payton or McVay would be doing after a loss like that?

recuperating from a short week, too. That may not mean partying at your own bar, but I imagine McVay is gonna catch a breath after last night's game. Thursdays make for a long nights because the turnaround time is much shorter than a normal week.

I would assert that top coaches like the ones you name are likely to be extensive creatures of habit. Their weeks are probably extremely structured, their sleep planned, and their work intentional. A mid week game skews that whole sense of order, and likely requires routine to be broken. If that comes at the expense of sleep, rest, or diet, it only follows that an experienced coach would be fully aware of how they function and know when to put nose to the grindstone and when to hit the links or take time for family or catch some z's. If they told the entire team Friday was a day off, they'd likely be taking Friday off as planned. Why would anyone think otherwise?

My issue has never, ever been Urbz taking a breather, and it's goofy that everyone thinks any coach with a losing record should be 24/7 studying film, playbooks, contracts or whatever else is part of the responsibility a coach takes on or that expending that much effort is going to be the difference between winning an losing. Skipping the time on the plane robbed him of debriefing, access to his team, and the ability to hold his players to the same disciplinary standard of "everyone on the plane", and for that he should be criticized.

Taking time away to recharge batteries is perfectly fine. What Urbz chose to do to unwind probably wasn't the best way to unwind, whether cameras were rolling or not. We have no idea what Urbz did with his time while the team returned home, the next morning/afternoon, or on his return trip home. For all we know, he spent the entire time agonizing over the thumbtacks. I don't care if he did or didn't, as long as he's been able to focus and prepare this week. Win or lose, I'm sure he'll be ready to rest up afterward and begin preparation for the next opponent.

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