[blackdog]

To know a Ryan coach is to undestand their public comments are chosen to reinforce a whole agenda at the players level. Ask Chris Carter sometime about Buddy? The Ryans do this to take the bad media focus away from their players.

The whol foot fetish thing is custom scripted for a Ryan coached team. The coach takes point and draws all the enemy fire he can.

It's a Ryan tradition.

[Carley]

And yet Lovie Smith proclaims strong support for Barack Obama.

[3niner]

Among the four coaches left in the playoffs, three are about as colorful as an Ikea store.

Most professionals prefer to work in an environment where they are treated like professionals. It's probably easier for these guys to recruit good players, and get the best out of them.

[stevie_d_64]

I was standing on the sideline within about 20 feet of where Buddy Ryan took a poke at Kevin Gilbride at a Houston Oiler game...

The comments leading up to the poke were pretty typical of a foul mouthed bully like Ryan...

Even though I agree with his assessment of Gilbrides’ ability to screw up a good thing, it was still inappropriate and not something kids should have seen, much less heard at the game or on TV...

The cool coaches are the ones that get results through a “stern” gaze, and the players understanding without a word being said that they had better get it together if they want to continue to play that game...

My favorite coach (Pro) is still Tom Landry...