tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20500414.post8500174087107107671..comments2023-10-20T10:53:46.272-04:00Comments on The Wayne Fontes Experience: Breaking news: NFL head coaches can be pricksBig Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745424963722654158noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20500414.post-27226799472058175962007-11-14T20:16:00.000-05:002007-11-14T20:16:00.000-05:00Lions fans have had nothing to be excited about si...Lions fans have had nothing to be excited about since a guy named barry suited up for them. Give me a break BD. The incredibly loyal Detroit Lion fanbase deserves this. They have sold out every game at FF since its opened. Before that, they sold out just about ever seat in the Dome. Why can't people just be happy when the Lions are going good. Who knows, they may just suprise you.Brickmyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559660626434161086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20500414.post-23442843784211176222007-11-13T20:19:00.000-05:002007-11-13T20:19:00.000-05:00The team still sucks. and as soon as "generic Detr...The team still sucks. and as soon as "generic Detroit football fan" realizes and accepts that Marinelli will be hated again. They've played and beaten absolutely no one and I wouldn't be shocked if they lost all of their remaining games. <BR/><BR/>The problem with most Lions fans is that they get far to excited when they win a few games. While I realize this is probably a byproduct of how bad they've been over the years it still amazes me. <BR/><BR/>Anyhow, is Martz doesn't get a head coaching job this off-season he'll probably be the Lions head coach come 2009. And he's generally much more media friendly.BDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15619683726950250604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20500414.post-34069813301468997922007-11-13T19:58:00.000-05:002007-11-13T19:58:00.000-05:00Have you ever read "First down and a billion" by G...Have you ever read "First down and a billion" by Gene Klein (late owner of the Chargers in the Coryell era)? He tells the story there of being at the Owner's meetings one year, and talking to an owner that had just hired a coach. The owner of the coach's former team came up and started going on about what an asshole the coach in question was- called him a liar, a cheat an asshole, etc.<BR/><BR/>Another owner was nearby, and when the former owner walked away, turned and said "sounds like you got yourself a great coach there".<BR/><BR/>As a postscript, Klein said a couple years later the "new" owner told him that the coach really was an asshole. Said it was more fun to lose with his previous coach than to win with the new one.<BR/><BR/>Point being that most good coaches are assholes. I guess Dungy is the exception.<BR/><BR/>I also recommend the book to you, heartily. It's a great read about how pro football really works, even though it's 20 years old. It helped convince me that Al Davis is a complete and total prick, rather than just a partial one.History Snarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912545029416513061noreply@blogger.com