Quote:This is true. It's the former players who had to overcome a lack of natural talent who usually make the best coaches.


 

I'm also very concerned about the cocaine angle. Soward, Reggie W., and Mattloaf were all rookies when Jimmy Smith was the voice of experience at WR. Was he responsible for turning them on to cocaine? Reggie and Matt were considered high-character picks. Soward wasn't, but his college problems were with authority, not drugs. Maybe Jimmy Smith had nothing to do with that, but it's a risk the team shouldn't take. Jimmy deserves all of the accolades and his place in the ring of honor, but please keep him away from the players.

 

Fred is in a different boat than Jimmy. Yes, Jimmy had lightning-speed. But his route-running is also HoF-level. It is the combination of that route running and speed that made him great. From what we've seen from social media, Jimmy has already worked in the off-season with at least Hurns. He's been building his resume to be a coach. I don't think he should be given THE WR coach, but I'm fine with him starting out as an assistant.

 

Fred's just a physical freak. You can't teach the moves that he made. We often hear about how athletes today are better because of training, nutrition, etc. But even now, I haven't seen a guy as big as Fred run like Fred. Some have his power, some have the speed, some might have the agility. None have them all in one elite package.

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