(02-26-2023, 08:19 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(02-26-2023, 08:05 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Thanks, Captain Obvious! LOL. 

Mentoring is not the same as coaching. Just FYI. A coach installs game plans throughout the work week, goes over the scripted plays, shows them what to look out for tendency wise and down and distance wise, etc. 

Players, especially veterans, who have been around for a long, long time can mentor younger players through your group workouts, breakfast and lunch breaks, midgame, on the sideline, etc. 

Why is this such a hard or foreign concept to grasp? It's a brotherhood at the end of the day for these guys. You don't think Peterson, Houston, Graham or Jones wouldn't be able to walk up to Campbell and Walker and say: 

"Hey, I have played this guy many times over my career, when he gives you this little shoulder lean to his left, be looking for him to actually cut back inside and make a move on you towards the right".

Coaches do a lot more than what you describe them doing above.  Including the bolded part.  

Again, coaches coach and players play.  I don't want to hire players to coach other players.  I don't think this team needs mentors.  This team is fine.  If we need players to coach other players, then our coaches aren't doing their job.  

We need players who can play- specifically slot corner, pass rusher, interior offensive line.

Dude... It's not even 7:30 AM on a Sunday. I am not trying to sit here and write up a [BLEEP] job req. or thesis on what a coach or mentor is. Jesus... 

I think you're reading wayyyyyy too much into every word. Lighten up, will ya? 

Again, you're implying that coaching and mentoring are the same thing. I am saying they are not the same thing. At least from MY perspective. Look, it's cool man. You don't have to like my opinion. 

All of those players listed above have that range and can help this team out in coverages and rushing the passer. I guess you're content with players just sitting like bumps on a log and not mentoring each other I guess throughout the regular work week and preparation phase.

I think I have lost count on how many times a coach has said or a player has said, "Yeah, *insert veteran player name here* is a great lockeroom guy or mentor for us".

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