Friday, January 12, 2007

Simmons

Anyone else think that the Sports Guy article today is a load of cow dung? If you did not read it, he makes the case that NFL coaches have a shelf life of about 15-20 years and once they hit 55 years old they begin to go downhill.

In theory, I agree that men 60 years old are not nearly as well equipped to endure a 70 hour work week and all of the other pressures that NFL coaching brings. The fact remains though that Bill Parcells, Tom Coughlin, Marty Schottenheimer, and Mike Holmgren all are over 55 and got their teams into the playoffs. That is pretty impressive, especially when you consider that there are not that many 55+ year old coaches in the league.

Look, if I was running a team I would want a younger coach who had an opportunity to build a legacy within my organization. That does not mean though that older coaches are not successful. In fact, if you look at the numbers older coaches are basically just as successful as their younger colleagues. Sometimes Simmons tries to make a theory just for the sake of it. Whatever, it was fun to read.

Thoughts anyone?
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Leo said...

everything with simmons is a theory, thats basically his writing style. Although, hes hit some cold (ewing theory), I'd say for the most part they dont pan out. I mean, if he's doing this in 5-10 yrs, I can see him bumping up the speed limit to 65 and positing various reasons why 55 doesnt hold true anymore. I like his column, but sometimes I get the feeling hes just throwing some bullshit together. I mean c'mon- you're gonna tell me that you wouldnt take Charlie Weis in 4-5 yrs when he hits 56, ditto with Belichick in 2-3? I mean, the guys he mentions in the article dont even belong together- gibbs and parcells with art shell? I feel, superficially, at least the theory makes sense, but itll be riddled with exceptions that consume the rule. Im more interested in whether there will be a Herman theory of something, like, maybe the Isaiah Rule aka how to make a billionaire look like a retarded businessman.

ps- I didnt know that the Dallas game was officially annointed "the Romo game"- how horrible for Carrie Underwood

1:48 PM, January 12, 2007

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