Sparano's Sideline Manorism

[Phishfan]

  Phishfan says he met you. 

I think I messed up on that one. I might have thought this was someone else.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

I think I messed up on that one. I might have thought this was someone else.

You probably confused him with Doctor D.  That meeting I can vouch for.

[Defense54]

 
He seems like a passionate man and I've seen him high five players and smack them on the backside with the clipboard as much as I've seen him yell at them. He needs to rip these guys a new one(especially special teams) when they screw up. Way too many Rookies to let shit go.

I would apprciate it if he would spit out the gum before a sideline interview though.........

[DZA]

 I guess you would rather have Sparano acting like  Camoron who looked  really lost at times

[Defense54]

You probably confused him with Doctor D.  That meeting I can vouch for.

Me Too.  We gotta do that again.

[Doc-phin]

I guess you would rather have Sparano acting like  Camoron who looked  really lost at times

No, I would rather him act like Jeff Fisher.

And I see substantially more negativity than positivity, then again that is just what I see maybe others see different.  My problem with this whole thing is more of an over-reaction issue.  I guess I have a punishment fitting the crime mentality and a tendency to treat men as men.  I believe if you treat a man as a child, he will act like a child.

[Phishfan]

And I see substantially more negativity than positivity, then again that is just what I see maybe others see different. 

Since none of us are in the locker room we only know what the TV shows us. Maybe Sparano is one of the nicest guys you can meet, as long as you didn't screw something up. We only have part of the story and anything else is speculation.

Personally, I always responded better to coaches who were aggressive. It was easier to be motivated if you knew there were consequences. If a coach was just an "awe shucks" type of guy I felt players developed that attitude as well.

[Doc-phin]

OK, so I am getting a little freaked out...  I pull up the Sun Sentinel online stuff and notice a headline that says "Coach Sparano Knows How To Motivate His Guys".  I have noticed that a fair amount of articles seem to correlate fairly closely with this forum.  I am not saying that the actual articles are inclusive of our commentary, but I do notice that topics seem to pop up really close to the time they are discussed here.

Anyone else notice this?  Anyone think there is something to it?  

Maybe it is more of a coincidence that our observations match up with Journalist observations, but it still gets spooky at times.  With that said, I don't really mind.  I think it is nice to have topics covered by the media that are of particular interest to me/us.  I also like to think that true fans (like most of us) have a good beat on the team and our discussion is worthy of deeper investigation.  Still, I wonder if somebody is watching or listening in the less classic sense of the phrasing.

[Doc-phin]

Since none of us are in the locker room we only know what the TV shows us. Maybe Sparano is one of the nicest guys you can meet, as long as you didn't screw something up. We only have part of the story and anything else is speculation.

Personally, I always responded better to coaches who were aggressive. It was easier to be motivated if you knew there were consequences. If a coach was just an "awe shucks" type of guy I felt players developed that attitude as well.

Here is another way to think about my point, which is not the above.  I know that we have limited observations, but they are the ones that are public.  Public tongue lashings are different than private, I am only referring to the public stuff.  I also never supported an "awe shucks" mentality.

So here it is...

Who are your top 3 rated coaches?  How was/is their sideline manor?  To keep it consistant with todays player, I would encourage you to list current coaches.  

Would any of your top three curse at a player on the sideline for a fumbled punt with a broken hand?  Would any of them curse at a player in public for fumbling a ball after a taking a huge hit when he recently was your player of the game?  Would any of them curse on the sideline for not getting on and off the field as fast as they wanted even when there was no delay of game?  Does/did your pick act like Tony Sparano has in the first 3 preseason games this year?

My 3...

Fisher - No to all.
Dungy - No to all.
Belichick (Damn I hate to say it) - No to all. 

[Defense54]

So far he's 11-5 . Lets give him another season before we decide if he motivates them or not. Right now its an astounding, YES!!

[TonyB0D]

MANNERISM!!!

manorism would have something to do with an estate....

[Dave Gray]

OK, so I am getting a little freaked out...  I pull up the Sun Sentinel online stuff and notice a headline that says "Coach Sparano Knows How To Motivate His Guys".  I have noticed that a fair amount of articles seem to correlate fairly closely with this forum.  I am not saying that the actual articles are inclusive of our commentary, but I do notice that topics seem to pop up really close to the time they are discussed here.

Anyone else notice this?  Anyone think there is something to it?  

I think it's a combination of things.  Sometimes, we have the same thoughts as journalists, having watched the same things, and sometimes, I'll see an interesting story on TV and bring the same question here to form our own discussion.

I do it a lot with PTI, especially.

And maybe, journalists look over forums for ideas, too.

[BingeBag]

And maybe, journalists look over forums for ideas, too.

They definitely do. Forums and sports blogs are the pulse of sports.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Belichick (Damn I hate to say it) - No to all. 

Actually Belichick will curse out his players.  Just not in public. 

Moss has told a story about his first day of camp.  Brady has messed up an easy dump off pass in practice.  It was the first play viewed in film session and BB absolutely ripped into him, "you are suppose to be some sort of all pro QB.  I can get a fucking high school kid to make that pass."   After BB ripped apart Brady for the play he addressed the whole team starring directly at Randy and said, something to the effect of "nobody gets special treatment on this team and everyone can improve their game."

It was a shocking eye opener for Moss.

According to reports from many player F-bombs are a normal part of BB's speech.   

[Doc-phin]

MANNERISM!!!

manorism would have something to do with an estate....

My apologies...  I am not much of a English/Lit guy.  Thanks for the correction.