Phil Simms was such a bland quarterback, stadiums he played in weren't even allowed to serve mustard with bratwurst. And I guess he thinks everyone who plays his position should be the same way, 30 years and titanic tectonic shifts in culture later.
Phil Simms on Matt Stafford:“... my starting quarterback when he comes to the sideline, I don’t want his hat going on backwards. It drives me crazy.”
Phil Simms on Matt Stafford:“... my starting quarterback when he comes to the sideline, I don’t want his hat going on backwards. It drives me crazy.”
Forget that whole whipping the ball sidearm cross-field on the run into the waiting arms of a guy in the wrong colored jersey thing. Simms thinks the backwards hat thing is an issue. Teams and leagues have been imposing dress codes on sidelines and on travel days and team functions for years, and guys that are nicely dressed walking into BP Oil Leak Domes are still getting charged with domestic violence and DUI and possession of a firearm and first degree murder. How you dress is not an indicator of how you behave, is it, Senator Armani ?
And other commentators and commenters are pissed that Stafford is sitting in on head coaching interviews. The same commentators who love to extol the virtues of the Bonnie & Clyde, Torvill & Dean, Hall & Oates team of Drew Brees and Sean Payton; the widely regarded Chang and Eng Bunker of the NFL.
Can you believe we won in an open
air stadium in Union territory ?
Could the fact that Stafford sits in on interviews cause tension in the locker room ? I guess, but I doubt Stafford is gonna reply "none of your Yellow Jacket's wax" when Calvin Johnson asks him what was discussed in the interview, and it's not like the long snapper has a radio inside his helmet for the coach to communicate directly to him. Quarterback is special. Football is the one sport where the line of communication from sideline to player is absolutely crucial every single offensive play, and agreeing on football philosophy is a great step toward a Lombardi Trophy. Why wait to start that relationship ?
There's nothing wrong with what the Lions are doing, in my mind. Stafford needs someone he trusts to work out his mechanics, not his aesthetics.
air stadium in Union territory ?
Could the fact that Stafford sits in on interviews cause tension in the locker room ? I guess, but I doubt Stafford is gonna reply "none of your Yellow Jacket's wax" when Calvin Johnson asks him what was discussed in the interview, and it's not like the long snapper has a radio inside his helmet for the coach to communicate directly to him. Quarterback is special. Football is the one sport where the line of communication from sideline to player is absolutely crucial every single offensive play, and agreeing on football philosophy is a great step toward a Lombardi Trophy. Why wait to start that relationship ?
There's nothing wrong with what the Lions are doing, in my mind. Stafford needs someone he trusts to work out his mechanics, not his aesthetics.
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