Make Plays!

Gentlemen, 

If you unscrewed the top of my head, footballs would fall out. That's how much I think about football.

This is my first blog post, so, just bare with me as I begin this process. It will be a journey of highs and lows, but, at the end of the day, when all is said and done, we'll be a better football team...because of this blog. 

If I'm not mistaken, I was the first to use the words "make plays" when referring to keys to a particular game strategy. I believe it was sportscaster Len something-or-other that asked me, "Coach, what do you see as the key to today's game?". I responded with something that, on the surface, might seem trite, simple, insipid, or smug, but, if you look deeper it's not. It's just the damn truth. 

My football winning philosophy is pretty darn simple: Make. Plays. 

What do I mean by that? Simple. Let's say the coaching staff calls a play. That play is one that needs to be made...so, we expect you to make that play. If you don't make that play, there will be another chance, but, if. subsequently, you don't make THAT play, well, then, non-made plays have a way of adding up into one big, fat, stinking pile of non-making-plays. 

I, also, believe I was the coach who started using the phrase "when you talk about..." to begin sentences.
I notice that many analysts have adopted my segue. More power to them, I say! 

I recall Bob whutzitz on one of them sports channels asking me about Tennesee. I was at a loss for a quick answer, so, I stalled for a few seconds by saying "..when you talk about Tennessee, you have to talk about..". And it bought me something very valuable...TIME. 

In the seconds it takes to say that phrase, you can formulate a thought that will sound intelligent, even though, more than likely, it's banal, redundant coach-speak. 

Anyway, I hope these things help. I hate to make this all about me, but, there we are. 

On Jackals! 
Coach