The new coach's philosophy: play not to lose

[slag]

Mentor ... exactly.

[McCarthy12]

Mentor, not clone. I doubt Reid taught him to intentionally manage the clock terribly, it's just something Reid does. He sucks at it. That doesn't mean Pederson will too. If anything, he should be able to learn from Reid's mistakes.

[J_Cuz31]

He's repeating Andy Reid's explanation, pretty much verbatim.

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2016/1/1...eout-andy-reid

There's no way Reid didn't call the plays in that situation. And there's no way Pederson is going to contradict the man responsible for giving him his shot.

The discussion about this particular answer seems to me to be the essence of pointlessness.

so its pointless to believe the new coach when he said I did it and here was the completely ludicrous thinking that led me to do it?

for the record, the guy who you refer to as his mentor cant even fathom that there is an error with burning time off the clock when your team is down two scores. the only man he ever worked for thinks thats the move and there is no evidence suggesting that pederson thinks thats wrong.

but its pointless to take this new coach at his word?

ok got it.

[The Duck]

Mentor, not clone. I doubt Reid taught him to intentionally manage the clock terribly, it's just something Reid does. He sucks at it. That doesn't mean Pederson will too. If anything, he should be able to learn from Reid's mistakes.

You go back to the first half of the second game he ever coached (Tampa, '99), and you could see FF had a special knack for clock mismanagement. That's not something he could teach if he wanted to. It's innate. His own special gift.

[The Duck]

but its pointless to take this new coach at his word?

In this case, yes. Because it's the only answer he could possibly give, about a decision that obviously wasn't his.

[slag]

bwah

[Loki]

Well, if he ever exhibits the FF clock management blind spot...

I hope HE is smart enough to realize it and get some guy standing next to him to assist with clock management.


And the proof in the pudding will be if he can think on his feet and think ahead a few plays instead of having blinders on and his face stuck in a play chart.


That is a skill and the only way we'll discover if he has "It" is when games are going on.

[3rd & Inches]

I don't think so.

Has anybody suggested Pederphiles? If not, I own it.

Go ahead (c) it.

[smg]

Doug has to be given 4 years to turn the team around since his first season will not be a good one

[JuTMSY4]

Any chance Peddy was covering for FF instead of Peddy being the guy who screwed it up?

[BigSlizz]

This bump was impolite.

[The Duck]

This bump was impolite.

And a hell of a fun read.