Post by tripsclosed on Mar 30, 2023 10:57:14 GMT -6
Something that is interesting to me is the contrast between Bart Starr and Tom Brad's preferred approaches for how the HC relates to them in front of players.
Starr explained that not too long after Lombardi started, Lombardi kept chewing him out in front of the players. Starr talked to Lombardi later on and said hey coach, if we can come to an understanding, chew me out all you want behind the scenes, but how can you ask me to lead these guys when you chew me out in front of them? Lombardi agreed and well the rest is the stuff literal legends are made of
Brady by contrast, it has been revealed now, encouraged Belichick to chew him out in front of the players to drive home the message that they are all in it together and that if Brady can be chewed out, anyone else is fair game, too...
What do you think about this contrast? Obviously both HC/QBs combos are legendary. I don't in the least want to suggest the Packers were less successful because of Starr's approach-Belichick and Brady were so successful for so long because they are just on, not another level, but several levels above the rest lol
Do you think maybe if nothing else this is a reflection of the change in American culture between Lombardi/Starr days and Belichick/Brady days? Back then, authority figures were really important, so it was important to position a leader of the team in an "unassailable" light, whereas today, people are a lot more suspicious and questioning, and if a leader gets put on a pedestal and treated differently, the players are not gonna take that well at all, and see it as preferential treatment...
Starr explained that not too long after Lombardi started, Lombardi kept chewing him out in front of the players. Starr talked to Lombardi later on and said hey coach, if we can come to an understanding, chew me out all you want behind the scenes, but how can you ask me to lead these guys when you chew me out in front of them? Lombardi agreed and well the rest is the stuff literal legends are made of
Brady by contrast, it has been revealed now, encouraged Belichick to chew him out in front of the players to drive home the message that they are all in it together and that if Brady can be chewed out, anyone else is fair game, too...
What do you think about this contrast? Obviously both HC/QBs combos are legendary. I don't in the least want to suggest the Packers were less successful because of Starr's approach-Belichick and Brady were so successful for so long because they are just on, not another level, but several levels above the rest lol
Do you think maybe if nothing else this is a reflection of the change in American culture between Lombardi/Starr days and Belichick/Brady days? Back then, authority figures were really important, so it was important to position a leader of the team in an "unassailable" light, whereas today, people are a lot more suspicious and questioning, and if a leader gets put on a pedestal and treated differently, the players are not gonna take that well at all, and see it as preferential treatment...
