Players indelibly mourn for a coach who relates to them, rather than just coach them as well as yell in their faces. Then again there's some players who would prefer being continuously pestered and hounded by their coach cause they find that's the best way to be taught. Ultimately in minor all the way through University, College and up to professional sports, the prevalence of Coach-Player relations is undoubtedly important. In order to have a player base that fully respects and listens to what you say, the relation has to be at least present. While you should indefinitely be respected for your position of power in terms of being a head coach, team chemistry can be greatly improved through general agreement.
An amazing example of the importance of Coach-Player relations is in the ESPN 30-30 "The U". A documentary about the university of Miami's rise to victory and fame through football and ghetto neighborhoods. Miami University made the decision to recruit players from the ghetto African-American neighborhoods within Miami. Generally the players from the ghetto were very aggressive, rowdy and trouble prone, however they always seemed to respect and listen to their coach, most importantly because the coach related. Many players found the head coaches as somewhat close to father figures, making the team chemistry all the better.
What is the prevalence in injuries within this 2014-2015 NFL Season. Obviously some teams have suffered crippling injuries that could possibly jeopardize their season. I'm mostly keying on the injury of Nick Foles, with his collarbone injury the team has been left with Mark Sanchez, and don't get me wrong, Sanchez is a good back-up but he doesn't have the potential to lead them through the play-offs, through teams like Denver or Detroit. While there has been this dramatic injury on the Eagles team, several other teams are suffering minor injuries like Arian Foster missing games, and Calvin Johnson going out mid-game. Injuries like these do not decimate teams, but they can more than hinder there chances of victory.
The injury of Jadeveon Clowney of the Houston Texans has also been prevalent, as they had high expectations if him for the 2014-2015 season. Several teams, generally every team is suffering injuries of a pool of their players. Some teams are suffering much more dramatic injuries, however most see injuries in players who do not make an extreme difference.
Wednesday, 26 November 2014
Thursday, 13 November 2014
The Chez Fighting for Life
During week 9, The Philadelphia Eagles suffered a devastating injury that likely had the sideline thinking "What Now?" Well, Mark Sanchez is what's now. In their game against the Houston Texans, Starting Quarterback Nick Foles suffered a broken collarbone, ultimately sidelining him for a good little while. After losing his place on the New York Jets starting line, and ending up in Philly, Sanchez has seen little to no playing time. With the injury of Nick Foles in week 9, Sanchez saw himself into the game, and completely astonished the crowd by throwing a huge pass to Jeremy Maclin which ended in a passing touchdown for Sanchez. For to rest of the game against Houston, Sanchez continued to march down the field with Eagles, and secure a 31-21 victory.
The performance that he put on wasn't exactly record breaking, or outstanding for that matter but under the pressure he managed to threw for 202 yards, 2 touchdowns, and unfortunately 2 interceptions in 3 quarters. With Nick Foles out for a good while if not the season, Sanchez will be labeled the starting quarterback, and be expected to keep the jets sitting at the top of their division. Can we say that this will harm the Eagles in a sense? Nick Foles was obviously the starting quarterback for a reason but he had a small problem with turnovers, apparently so maybe Mark Sanchez does as well, so it doesn't seem like there's a large drop-off between the quarterbacks... yet. Its hard to speculate as Sanchez has only seen the field twice so far, and has been known to really choke up in his seasons, and pull something off like a butt fumble.
The real question at large... is it worth extending Mark Sanchez's contract as a back up QB. Clearly he has plenty of experience in the NFL, and his pay grade isn't through the roof, so evidently I think it would be smart to keep him around as a back up. When situations like your starting quarterback suffering a broken collarbone arise, not to fear, you have the "Chez" fresh and ready on the bench, prepared to come in and win the game for you, or throw 3 interceptions and fumble the ball. That may be a bit of a stretch on the 3 INT's and fumble but i'll admit he is a small gamble. While he can produce touchdowns and smart decisions, he has a tendency to fail in key moments.
It wont be extremely long before Nick Foles will be back, at the latest next season although that may even be a long shot. The Eagles are a team building for success in the future, while there having a good season right now, its unlikely that there going to pull off play-off wins against the big boys of the league like Denver and New-England, so why fuss about what's happening now. No doubt you're still going to try and aim for some play-off victories and look forward to a trip to the super bowl, but realistically without Nick Foles it may be tough. While Sanchez isn't the most elite quarterback in the league (then again what back-up QB is elite) its still worth giving him a contract extension as he makes a reliable back up to finish a game off right, however I wouldn't put the season on his shoulders, he might just get overwhelmed, fall down and fumble.
The performance that he put on wasn't exactly record breaking, or outstanding for that matter but under the pressure he managed to threw for 202 yards, 2 touchdowns, and unfortunately 2 interceptions in 3 quarters. With Nick Foles out for a good while if not the season, Sanchez will be labeled the starting quarterback, and be expected to keep the jets sitting at the top of their division. Can we say that this will harm the Eagles in a sense? Nick Foles was obviously the starting quarterback for a reason but he had a small problem with turnovers, apparently so maybe Mark Sanchez does as well, so it doesn't seem like there's a large drop-off between the quarterbacks... yet. Its hard to speculate as Sanchez has only seen the field twice so far, and has been known to really choke up in his seasons, and pull something off like a butt fumble.
The real question at large... is it worth extending Mark Sanchez's contract as a back up QB. Clearly he has plenty of experience in the NFL, and his pay grade isn't through the roof, so evidently I think it would be smart to keep him around as a back up. When situations like your starting quarterback suffering a broken collarbone arise, not to fear, you have the "Chez" fresh and ready on the bench, prepared to come in and win the game for you, or throw 3 interceptions and fumble the ball. That may be a bit of a stretch on the 3 INT's and fumble but i'll admit he is a small gamble. While he can produce touchdowns and smart decisions, he has a tendency to fail in key moments.
It wont be extremely long before Nick Foles will be back, at the latest next season although that may even be a long shot. The Eagles are a team building for success in the future, while there having a good season right now, its unlikely that there going to pull off play-off wins against the big boys of the league like Denver and New-England, so why fuss about what's happening now. No doubt you're still going to try and aim for some play-off victories and look forward to a trip to the super bowl, but realistically without Nick Foles it may be tough. While Sanchez isn't the most elite quarterback in the league (then again what back-up QB is elite) its still worth giving him a contract extension as he makes a reliable back up to finish a game off right, however I wouldn't put the season on his shoulders, he might just get overwhelmed, fall down and fumble.
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Strictly Opinion Pt.2
It seems like to many people are being suspended and suffering worse exclusion from the NFL for lesser crimes than others, most specifically Josh Gordon being suspended for a entire season for the possession of marijuana, yet some players are injecting PED to give themselves and illegal playing ground. To me it seems like we got something twisted here. People are beating their wives and children and suffering half a season suspension (if the commissioner doesn't like you). There are way worse things that we should be cracking down on rather than some players smoking marijuana. Don't get me wrong, professional athletes should be caught and charged for possession if they have any kind of drugs, however punishment should be much more diversified.
Obviously no drugs have any place within professional sports, except for either prescription medication and medicinal marijuana. (generally professional athletes tend to not need either until after retirement) A large portion of media coverage in sports has undergone taking up the issues of PED's, most prevalently brought up by the Denver Broncos receiver Wes Welker. Funny enough, Welker suffered a minimal suspension and has been back since week 5. Steroids people, STEROIDS. This man has literally attempted to aid himself by giving an unfair body function advantage. Is 4 games really enough for people who are trying to ruin the game through PEDs? Is the pimple covered back and shrunken family jewels enough punishment? why are we suspending marijuana users for full seasons, and people who are chemically enhancing their own bodies for a quarter of the season.
There's been countless arguments about PED's and other drugs within sports, and evidently enough PED's have indelibly become part of sporting. Most definitely it is not a better sub-sector of sports, and I believe that competition is being ruined by chemical vs. natural advantage. Steroids have seem to become most prevalent within the MLB and the NFL. But this article isn't focused upon steroids and other performance enhancing drugs, but the punishments laid upon athletes, and the questionable suspension times or fines within each crime.
Surely enough Professional Sports is an extremely large part of society in terms of entertainment and such, and I'm not going to say its the responsibility of professional athletes to set an example for the young athletes that look up to them. However it should be common sense and maybe a little honorable if you strive to provide a fine example of athletic talent and knowledgeable decision making skills. It's more than obvious that were never going to flush PED's and drugs out of professional sports, is just not possible, so why not be smart about it in terms of the athletes, why take the risk when you're already making unbelievably stupid amounts of moola, and you're looked up to by a range of young kids and oddly enough a small sum of middle age men who are still living out their high school football dreams. I'm not going to stray from the topic anymore and finish it off. The ultimate point is that we need to better recognize the severity of different types of drugs, and deliver smarter punishment and suspension times as well as fines to those who deserve it, and freedom to those who do not.
Obviously no drugs have any place within professional sports, except for either prescription medication and medicinal marijuana. (generally professional athletes tend to not need either until after retirement) A large portion of media coverage in sports has undergone taking up the issues of PED's, most prevalently brought up by the Denver Broncos receiver Wes Welker. Funny enough, Welker suffered a minimal suspension and has been back since week 5. Steroids people, STEROIDS. This man has literally attempted to aid himself by giving an unfair body function advantage. Is 4 games really enough for people who are trying to ruin the game through PEDs? Is the pimple covered back and shrunken family jewels enough punishment? why are we suspending marijuana users for full seasons, and people who are chemically enhancing their own bodies for a quarter of the season.
There's been countless arguments about PED's and other drugs within sports, and evidently enough PED's have indelibly become part of sporting. Most definitely it is not a better sub-sector of sports, and I believe that competition is being ruined by chemical vs. natural advantage. Steroids have seem to become most prevalent within the MLB and the NFL. But this article isn't focused upon steroids and other performance enhancing drugs, but the punishments laid upon athletes, and the questionable suspension times or fines within each crime.
Surely enough Professional Sports is an extremely large part of society in terms of entertainment and such, and I'm not going to say its the responsibility of professional athletes to set an example for the young athletes that look up to them. However it should be common sense and maybe a little honorable if you strive to provide a fine example of athletic talent and knowledgeable decision making skills. It's more than obvious that were never going to flush PED's and drugs out of professional sports, is just not possible, so why not be smart about it in terms of the athletes, why take the risk when you're already making unbelievably stupid amounts of moola, and you're looked up to by a range of young kids and oddly enough a small sum of middle age men who are still living out their high school football dreams. I'm not going to stray from the topic anymore and finish it off. The ultimate point is that we need to better recognize the severity of different types of drugs, and deliver smarter punishment and suspension times as well as fines to those who deserve it, and freedom to those who do not.
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