How can you call Sparano a joke and be expected to be taken seriously?

The guy has made a significant change in how things are done and it has resulted in the team developing a chemistry, and dominating opponents.

If you come on and say " yes, but it is too little too late", I can respect that kind of logic. But when you come and spew hyperbolic generalizations its kind of hard to keep reading your whole post.

This is Tony's first year without Parcells. You can chose to ignore that fact...but it doesn't make it go away.

He didn't draft Henne.
He wasn't given anyone to challenge Henne.
He fired Henning, but Ross's Harbaugh trip made it next to impossible to recruit an established OC.

These re not opinions. They are facts.

He will be judged by how this season ends. 8-8 with convincing wins and he stays.

No Joke

What revolt...there is absolutely no proof whatsoever that there was a revolt. Players making suggestions to a coach they're trying to KEEP is not a revolt. These players are giving it all they got right now for a coach that THEY LOVE.

There is more cohesiveness in that locker room, on the field, and everywhere else right now with this team than what there has been for a long time.

The only people complaining about anything right now are some fans, and that's because this team finally started banging too late for THEIR liking. If it keeps up and carries over and these guys keep banging from the beginning of next season and keep it going, then so be it. How can that not be a good thing?

Show me the transcript where it was actually called a revolt without sarcasm on the stenographers part & I'll eat my crow.

Coaches having a meeting with players and listening to what they have to say shows that trust, honesty, & communication are highly valued.

I guess you didn't get it, did you? The stenographer part IS THE POINT!

Belicheck had Brady backing up Bledsoe until he got lucky and Bledsoe got hurt..... just sayin

There was obviously some kind of “player backlash,” and even though I used the word (in a prior post) “revolt,” it was sarcastic. No one with a reasonable mind (ChyrenB?) believes there was a subversive mutiny against Sparano. But yes, there was a significant event and it led to what appears to be some positive outcome.

Subsequent feedback has reported the players are offering input into practice and game planning. My first impression of this was kind of curious, and specifically I wondered if this type of dynamic proved successful in the past? The resounding answer is YES! In fact the best coaches lean on their insiders (team leaders) as a means of coaching from a peer level. And more than that, the feedback into game plans etc. creates significantly more player accountability. So it can work, and it is sustainable (based on vets on the roster who have the HC’s back and are willing to implement his directives at the player level).

We have a few guys who fit that spec now (Dansby, Taylor, Bell), and I’m assuming it will be a priority to develop those kind of “relationships” in the future in order to sustain the network. But it IS a design that can work IMO, and it certainly builds a tight team dynamic – which more often than not leads to winning consistently.

A rose by any other name, BNF.