[Husker] DB coach

[David Strong]

> On 12/7/07, Scott R Lawson <SLawson at uamail.albany.edu> wrote:
> > I think this is a matter of phrasing to be honest- I would say that being a great player doesn't GUARANTEE one will be a great coach- perhaps that is what this poster was trying to say? I would agree with that for sure, but it's also true that many great players have gone on to become great coaches (in most all sports).
> >
> > Scott in NY
> >
> 
> Scott, yes this is exactly what I meant to say, but you obviously said
> it more clearly. :)
> 
> There is little correlation between great playing and great coaching.
> You can find plenty of examples of one without the other in all
> sports.
> 
> Being a great player does not automatically disqualify Mike Minter
> from being an effective coach at NU (or anywhere else), but neither
> does it qualify him.

So then the suggestion offered of Mike Minter being the DB coach wasn't necessarily a bad one, was it?  It didn't sound like the person suggesting it was guaranteeing anything, just offered the idea.  So since we've established that a great player can be a great coach, why the negativity?

Dave

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