- John Elway“When we do find that guy, we’ve got to have the continuity on the offensive side to where we can train him and develop him and get him there. This is our fourth offense in probably three or four years. Quarterbacks need to be developed. You don’t find one ready-made. We got to have a solid system in place for when we do go after whatever guy it may be, a young guy or a trade or whatnot.”
- John Elway“When we do find that guy, we’ve got to have the continuity on the offensive side to where we can train him and develop him and get him there. This is our fourth offense in probably three or four years. Quarterbacks need to be developed. You don’t find one ready-made. We got to have a solid system in place for when we do go after whatever guy it may be, a young guy or a trade or whatnot.”
I love Slim. But he hurt me, especially by ignoring what's happening in the NFL now. Slim has betrayed me, and I'll never forgi...oh who am I kidding I'd give my McRib to Slim. I can't quit him.
I disagree.
Young folks drive innovation in a lot of ways. You are correct about that.
But integrating ideas into mainstream thought takes a different skill set. It takes an understanding of human interaction, which is something that takes experience to understand.
I know you will minimize this based on your own experience…which is kind of perfect, if you think about it.
You are in your right to disagree.
Young folks drive innovation, I agree.
However, a lot of facts dispute your assessment. If the swathe of young head coaches who were barely coordinators/if coordinators at all (McVay, Shanahan, Vrabel, Harbaugh, Tomlin, Sriacha from Philly, Taylor, and so and so forth) doesn't hammer that home, I can find a lot of other examples. How many youngsters tear it up these days in Silicon Valley and Wall Street? They're doing more than just innovation. Even in a traditional and old school field, such as law, look at the youth on the Supreme Court. Wanna talk about human interaction?
If you want to talk about interaction, how about how NFL coaches that are younger are better able to relate with their players? That literally is an accepted fact and literally contradicts your point.
And you cannot accuse any of those arguments I just made as minimalizing.
People get hurt more by the reverse just as much, but we don't talk about that a lot.
Regarding the NFL, proof's in the pudding. Whether people want to admit it or not. You either have it or you don't. Just turns out that NFL GMs are finding out younger folks are much more capable than previously thought. You can't give it to anyone, not all youngsters are equal.
I've also found that the best teacher is failure. Just because some young folks show up and are innovative, doesn't mean they can't, themselves, improve due to their experiences. The important part of their evolution is how they adjust to those who catch on to their innovations. Are they a 1 trick pony? Can they adjust to adjustments?
As with every aspect of life...balance is key.
I literally never said "hire just any young guy," but you represent that as my argument because you have no valid rebuttal. I never said the younger guy was always right, but you represent that as my argument.
Don't get pissy with me because you can't support your position.
I'm sure you do. I didn't say you didn't.
You have no idea as to who I am as a person. Pretending that you do doesn't make it so. In the real world I have meaningful conversations every day with people who are and think differently than I do. Just because I argue hard and fold when someone wants me to doesn't mean I'm stubborn. Or just being loud. Or that I don't listen. Congratulations on taking a football conversation and turning it into a potshot fest. I could just as easily accuse you of being stubborn, or anything you shove my way. The difference is, to borrow your verbiage, is that I don't see the worst in you, or presume it.
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