I get some of what TMD is saying. You want to see fire out a coach because lets be real, when we lose we're angry and you want everyone to be angry. It makes us feel better to see a player who might have just fumbled get reamed out by their coach or QB. Then we calm down and realize it's a game and that's our fan emotional need. So, is having an emotional meltdown the RIGHT thing to do? On the contrary, it's mostly like the wrong thing to do. Being an effective leader is not berading those that report to you. It's leading by example, showing how what they did should have been done and having them buy in to what your plan is. Of course you have those stern conversations and you most definitely let the players know when they've done something wrong, but the song and dance of showing SO MUCH ANGER is for us (fans) need, nothing to do with effective coaching/leading.

 

Wasn't it true that in the off-season the thought was that we weren't going to be a winning club? We all mostly agreed on this due to the age and experience level, basically gutting the roster in lieu of rookie draft picks that would grow into hopefully something great, that this would be a work in progress? We need to keep prespective. With that said, it's stull frustrating as hell to lose even when we realize winning with where we are is probably not realistic.......yet.

 

The truth here is the way Bill O'Brien handled his post game presser was full of emotion and anger and that fine, for him. He's probably a fiery guy in all aspects of his life. I'm sure he has a hard time waiting in lines at wal-mart and screams at the cashier for it. Point being, none of that makes for a good leader, doesn't mean he won't be a successfull coach or a winning coach, but may have little to do with his emotional outburts. In contrast, Gus' calmer demeaner also may have little to do with our current record as well. It's their approach and how they handle pressers has little to do with their teams buy in to what they're trying to accomplish.

 

As an aside, wasn't Gus the one who screamed the "DO YOUR JOB" tyrade?

 

 

Also, I don't believe for a second TMD believes all of this. Moreso, he very much enjoys pushing the collective buttons on this MB. I could see how that would be quite an ego boost. I just don't buy it.

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