Post by Nyi28nhl on Jan 14, 2011 16:21:41 GMT -5
I don't think Shanny played mind games. When you bench a pro-bowl quarterback who blows in your system but just got resigned to an extension without your knowledge, it's hard to be 100% straight-forward.
Mind games is about all Shanahan did this year. From calling it "cardiovascular conditioning" to "knowing the 2 minute offense better".. to only make one guy do the conditioning test again..and again.. and again..
Shanahan has a reputation of being the least honest (aka biggest lying) football coach going back well into his Denver days. Lets just say he hasn't done anything to make that reputation go away.
And Ryan gets hate because he's an *** hole. He's like the Lebron James of football head coaches. He's so high on himself, but has accomplished nothing. I'm all for being straight forward and honest with the media, but when you talk trash to another player in a pre-season game, you have no class. He is the head coach. He should act like it. He's not out there playing or even calling plays. But his offense makes a good play against a team that just switched to the 3-4 and has an entirely new coaching staff and multiple new players, and he goes out of his way to disrespect an opposing player. He's classless. That's why he gets hate. He's hated.
Again, would you want your head coach to be high on your team or "realistic"? I'd much father a guy with a loud mouth talking up the talent on the team (and it appears to be working as after two years he will have at least five playoff games, possibly more) than a guy like Mangini who will be all about professionalism and being PC and made me want to go to sleep. Both on the field, and off.
As for trash talking with players during games, that's who he is. He's not calling players dirty names. He's playing down their skills. It's harmless, and not really classless. When a few years ago Bill Belichick told Kerry Rhodes he wasn't good enough to make the Patriots, was that classless? Players and coaches interact. People say things. I don't have a problem with it, just like I don't have a problem with it when an opposing player calls out Rex.
He's got a loud mouth. So does 90% of the NFL. Just enjoy it, trust me, it is very entertaining and fun. Nothing beats a Rex Ryan press conference.