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Herm Edwards

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Drip, Jun 30, 2011.

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  1. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Yeah, I heard the message. He's a fine speaker. But that doesn't make "people like him" more enjoyable to cover and watch as a coach, as you said. If he's losing the big games, who cares about his oratorical prowess?
     
    playthrough, Jun 30, 2011
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  2. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    Rex is like his daddy and I covered his daddy. I like them both but got tired of their act real fast. I have never heard either Ryan talk to rookies or about being pro football players. Hell, I've never heard them say anything about the subject. There's a reason why Edwards was asked to address the rookies. I think he does a good job of telling them what to expect.
     
    Drip, Jun 30, 2011
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  3. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    People can say what they want about Rex, but his players LOVE him.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jun 30, 2011
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  4. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    Shock, buffoon may have been a little harsh, but I haven't been impressed with him as a head coach.
    Play, I personally get tired of watching guys get into trouble off the field. I deplore athletes who have trouble relaying their emotions without cursing or threatening.
    I'm hoping that his message gets through to a few of those guys.
     
    Drip, Jun 30, 2011
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  5. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    He has gone to back to back AFC championship games. What are you not impressed with?
     
    JC, Jun 30, 2011
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  6. secretariat

    secretariat Active Member

    Other end of the spectrum, personality-wise, but the same can be said of Lovie Smith.
     
    secretariat, Jun 30, 2011
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  7. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Those rookie symposiums are all the same. Some will listen, some will forget it .02 seconds after they leave the room. Edwards was a fine choice but dozens of former NFL coaches could have delivered the "playing in the league is a privilege" speech and commanded respect. Come to think of it, I'd rather have had Cowher in all his chin-jutting and spitting glory. And with the ring on his finger.
     
    playthrough, Jun 30, 2011
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  8. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    I'm not impressed with his coaching style. To me, he's more of a character than a coach.
     
    Drip, Jun 30, 2011
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  9. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    Yeah, it's like that freshman orientation class when they tell you to look to the left and look to the right and within the next four years, two of you won't be in college any more. Cowher could have pulled it off but Jimmy Johnson would've been an excellent choice too.
     
    Drip, Jun 30, 2011
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  10. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Jimmy Johnson? Yeah, let's all take life lessons from a man who dumped his first wife when he got to Dallas because he didn't have to recruit anymore so she was useless. Positive role model there.

    Proves the point we are all making, though -- being a good guy and a good football coach have nothing to do with each other. In fact they're pretty close to being mutually exclusive.
     
    LongTimeListener, Jun 30, 2011
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  11. printdust

    printdust New Member

    I remember his dress-down of the media the week of 9/11 about the calling off of games. "You all ought to be in church. We all ought to be in church," he said, or something like this.

    Translated to Xs and Os and millionaire egos, I'm not sure how that works. But as a person, his props stand up.
     
    printdust, Jun 30, 2011
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  12. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Yet he gets results, which Edwards did not.
     
    JC, Jun 30, 2011
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