PlinytheCenter
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O-line coach, consultant, whatever...what's the friggin problem? Bring him in! You don't think players will listen to a HOF player who had more years in the NFL than holding penalties??
Hollandhawk":8fotv4ba said:I don't know about Walt. Yes Walt had great work ethic, but he was also one of the physically gifted athletes in history. It might be hard to be able to teach things when they came to him so easy and naturally.
Smellyman":2jzuak97 said:Hollandhawk":2jzuak97 said:I don't know about Walt. Yes Walt had great work ethic, but he was also one of the physically gifted athletes in history. It might be hard to be able to teach things when they came to him so easy and naturally.
I've always felt this way. Great players don't usually make good coaches. especially ones that haven't ever been coaches.
'Why can't you do this?' because they aren't nearly as good as you.
olyfan63":2hect183 said:The question a few posts ago by WindyCityHawk was on the money... What coaching has Walt been doing?
I don't care if it's coaching PeeWee or Middle School or whatever, has he been out working on his coaching skills?
I have no doubt that Pete and Co. can improve his coaching "technique" and skills over time, and give him all the support needed, but the passion for coaching has to be there. So a track record of being involved in coaching, at whatever level, would show that.
Sox-n-Hawks":pkz2u5j1 said:Tim Drevno is the other OL coach and maybe OC I would try to bring onboard. There's a reason Harbaugh took him to Michigan.
scutterhawk":ptik9j0z said:"Guess" is the key word here....You GUESS he can't be good at Coaching, OR, you GUESS he COULD maybe be good at Coaching....I'll admit I don't KNOW, but using your "GUESS" gig here, I'M betting that YOU don't KNOW whether he would, or wouldn't be a good Coach......Just admit it LOL, you are "GUESSING". :lol: :lol: :lol:
Seymour":3mp1j8ff said:Sox-n-Hawks":3mp1j8ff said:Tim Drevno is the other OL coach and maybe OC I would try to bring onboard. There's a reason Harbaugh took him to Michigan.
That is a consideration worth looking into.
That could be a win - win. Gets us a proven commodity, and gets one last kick in the balls to hairbag.
bigskydoc":1imszzrz said:Seymour":1imszzrz said:Sox-n-Hawks":1imszzrz said:Tim Drevno is the other OL coach and maybe OC I would try to bring onboard. There's a reason Harbaugh took him to Michigan.
That is a consideration worth looking into.
That could be a win - win. Gets us a proven commodity, and gets one last kick in the balls to hairbag.
Is there anyone we could get who would be a kick in the balls to Cable?
oldhawkfan":2jrpi0g1 said:A great player doesn't necessarily equate to great coach. It also doesn't mean they can't coach. The thing we don't know about Walt is his ability to coach.
I'm a teacher so I will explain it like this...
The best student in a class might be extremely competent and adept at learning and showing what they have learned via assessment. But they might not have the skills necessary to impart that wisdom to others. I came to teaching later in life as a second career. I always knew that I had teaching abilities within me. What surprised me during my education to become a certified teacher was what I didn't know about teaching. I still learn knew techniques and ideas about teaching after many years in the classroom.
No way would I have been a successful teacher without the tools gained in learning how to impart wisdom and knowledge to others.
Walter Jones is absolutely one of the best players to ever play for the Seahawks and is one of the best players to ever play in the NFL. His playing experience and knowledge of the game are rare. A coach is a teacher just as much as a teacher is a coach. I would be all for Walt working as a coach if he had some experience in that arena. He doesn't.
If I had been put in a position to teach without the knowledge required to perform the job, I would have been ineffective to my students, frustrated with myself, and resented by my colleagues.
To use every resource at your disposal to HELP make players BETTER, to Embellish/Enrich on their talents.Seymour":1r427evd said:Embellishment? What good does that do? Are we going to say we have 21 points instead of 10 or something?
scutterhawk":qgxxaae5 said:To use every resource at your disposal to HELP make players BETTER, to Embellish/Enrich on their talents.Seymour":qgxxaae5 said:Embellishment? What good does that do? Are we going to say we have 21 points instead of 10 or something?
chris98251":13rstgs9 said:Would not think Walter could be a good O line coach out of the gate, being so good may have expectations that are hard to reach for many players. As an Assistant position coach type for the tackles I think he could teach them a lot as far as technique, reads and set ups etc at least initially.