Post by lazur on May 15, 2020 20:02:26 GMT -5
So I’m currently reading “Take your eye off the football 2.0” by Pat Kirwin. I just started the book and obviously it’s taking me through what a coach goes through from January-week 1 of the season and what a coach, his assistants and players go through every day of the week leading to game day .
To make a long story short. A guy like Shurmer who is a offensive guy will be heavily involved with putting the offensive game plan together for that weeks game leaving the defensive coordinator on the most part on his own to build his. Obviously the Defensive coordinator will get approval first after going over it with the head coach before installing it and getting the information to the rest of the staff for installation and practice. Problem 1 with the Shurmer/ Betchner experience.
Now to my point with special teams. The special teams coach is 100% on his own all week. Prep, player readiness, getting players in gauged, ready, all 53. Who takes who’s place in case of an injury, who is responsible for what in every aspect of the game in every situation. If it’s up or down. If it’s windy, rainy, hot or cold. I no it’s special teams. What game planning is there right? Well actually he has to in the mitts of offense and defense practice get those guys engaged and knowing what they are doing in any situation that can come up at any time. And still no there job with very little oversight from the head coach. Now just take a minute and eliminate Special teams from your heads and think about that. Special Teams coaches maybe more ready to be head coaches then Offensive or defensive coordinators are based off of self sufficiency and not being micro managed. Judge as a first time head coach was doing the majority of his job on his own involved with every position on the roster. Where guys like Shurmer or Betchner always had someone looking over there shoulder saying yes or no good or bad etc for most of the week. My point is. Judge maybe more ready then most think for their role. Especially as a CEO style coach
Thoughts
To make a long story short. A guy like Shurmer who is a offensive guy will be heavily involved with putting the offensive game plan together for that weeks game leaving the defensive coordinator on the most part on his own to build his. Obviously the Defensive coordinator will get approval first after going over it with the head coach before installing it and getting the information to the rest of the staff for installation and practice. Problem 1 with the Shurmer/ Betchner experience.
Now to my point with special teams. The special teams coach is 100% on his own all week. Prep, player readiness, getting players in gauged, ready, all 53. Who takes who’s place in case of an injury, who is responsible for what in every aspect of the game in every situation. If it’s up or down. If it’s windy, rainy, hot or cold. I no it’s special teams. What game planning is there right? Well actually he has to in the mitts of offense and defense practice get those guys engaged and knowing what they are doing in any situation that can come up at any time. And still no there job with very little oversight from the head coach. Now just take a minute and eliminate Special teams from your heads and think about that. Special Teams coaches maybe more ready to be head coaches then Offensive or defensive coordinators are based off of self sufficiency and not being micro managed. Judge as a first time head coach was doing the majority of his job on his own involved with every position on the roster. Where guys like Shurmer or Betchner always had someone looking over there shoulder saying yes or no good or bad etc for most of the week. My point is. Judge maybe more ready then most think for their role. Especially as a CEO style coach
Thoughts