Changed my mind I like this thread better, hope it lives on and on and on.....
if you told me last year at this time that i would feel most inline with NYGfan I'd have my serious doubts, but he's really starting to get it and explains it well...
NYGFan_Section208 wrote:I agree with tbr, too, and I'm also feeling pretty good...both personally and about the team. People don't really want to hear from leaders, how hard their job is...and then have it reinforced by citing lack of success by predecessors as proof. I'd like to say he was just trying to be open and forthright. He didn't say anything in that space that everyone didn't already know anyway, and nothing that anyone could really disagree with, but....some things are just better left unsaid?
As fans we're allowed to like the team, the coaches, the players and still make observations and state our opinions about them.
My opinion about this kind of statement is that it is so much better left unsaid. And I'm not sure the head coach saying it to the press can be seen by anyone as anything positive, maybe it can be waved off by some, but I'd like to hear more about how a statement like this could help the situation. Can someone who thinks its bat shit to make a thing of this statement please answer my desire to hear how the statement is a positive thing, helpful in achieving the supposed goal?
Please just address the request and realize I'm not attacking anyone, I'm not accusing anyone of being nutjobs or fucking pathetic, I'd just like to know what you guys think could be gained from making such statements to the press.
Btw, if one of my closest friends said these things about his or her job goals, I'd tell them "it's hard," that's the point, I'd encourage them to stick with it and give them my support, but eventually I'd probably tell them to stop whining. Just like you guys think its okay for players to hear from their coach via the press that they are not giving their all, it's okay for the coach to hear that he's whining from this board. Stop shifting the conversation DH, you have the talent here, do your job and coach them to meet the expectations you've set for us all.