There are quite a few Head Coaches that work out. Tony Dungy hits the gym every morning before his players come... yeah he's not overweight... and yeah, I think his team listens to him.
I agree with the orginal poster, there's no excuse for it.
Twisted Sister wrote:There are quite a few Head Coaches that work out. Tony Dungy hits the gym every morning before his players come... yeah he's not overweight... and yeah, I think his team listens to him.
I agree with the orginal poster, there's no excuse for it.
Dick Vermeil, Herm Edwards, Joe Gibbs, Nick Saban, Mike Nolan, etc. All skinny coaches (or former coaches) who are well respected in the NFL.
Kensat30 wrote:Who is gonna listen to a skinny head coach? It's the intimidation and respect factor. These are 6'5" 250 pound grown ass men we're talking about here. Would you listen to some loud mouth 5'11 170 pound wimp trying to order you around?
A skinny coach is one step on the totem pole above a male WNBA coach.
John Guden has no problem getting the attention/respect/whatever from his players. Tony Dungy, Tom Landry, etc, either.
I think it comes down to your approach also (see Dungy). But there are also exceptions such as Gruden (aka Chucky).
Kensat30 wrote:Who is gonna listen to a skinny head coach? It's the intimidation and respect factor. These are 6'5" 250 pound grown ass men we're talking about here. Would you listen to some loud mouth 5'11 170 pound wimp trying to order you around?
A skinny coach is one step on the totem pole above a male WNBA coach.
John Guden has no problem getting the attention/respect/whatever from his players. Tony Dungy, Tom Landry, etc, either.
I think it comes down to your approach also (see Dungy). But there are also exceptions such as Gruden (aka Chucky).
Yeah, the most intimidating players in the NFL aren't necessarily the fattest...
Notice how the skinny coaches seem to be the younger ones. Not sure how old Dungy is, but Gruden, and Saban for example. Staying fit gets naturally harder with age, so it doesnt surprise me with coaches being a significantly older group of individuals that most of them are out of shape.
maddog60 wrote:Notice how the skinny coaches seem to be the younger ones. Not sure how old Dungy is, but Gruden, and Saban for example. Staying fit gets naturally harder with age, so it doesnt surprise me with coaches being a significantly older group of individuals that most of them are out of shape.
There is Mike Tice, whos quite a hefty youngin(for coaches at least).
On the other side of the spectrum, jack del rio looks like he could still strap on the shoulder pads and lay the wood.
maddog60 wrote:Notice how the skinny coaches seem to be the younger ones. Not sure how old Dungy is, but Gruden, and Saban for example. Staying fit gets naturally harder with age, so it doesnt surprise me with coaches being a significantly older group of individuals that most of them are out of shape.
I have Vermeil as an example and Gibbs. They're not exactly fresh out of junior high and they're definitely not overweight. Of course, with age it becomes more difficult to stay fit though.
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