Tony Sparano doesn't seem like a player's coach
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I understand that it's not the job of a football coach to be a warm and friendly
ambassador of smiley faces, but it does seem like we're in an era of more
player-friendly coaches. And if that is the case, then just call Dolphins head
coach Tony Sparano a contrarian.
He seems like a high school football coach ... the kind who spends all day
teaching Drivers Ed to the dumb kids, sending half his paycheck to his ex-wife
every month, and having dinner out of a bottle.
But I guess when you go 1-15, any approach can be justified. If Sparano had ...
Tony Sparano Miked Up At Dolphins Camp. Is Sort Of A Jerk.
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I'm sure pretty much everyone who has ever played sports has gotten stuck with at least one coach who was a complete jackass. A coach that just rode the whole team into the ground because he was on some kind of power trip.
It gets to the point where, as a player, you don't even care about how well or how poorly you play. All you want to do is kick the coach where the sun don't shine when he lets his guard down for half-a-second.
Now, as someone who played sports at a variety of levels, including college, I have what you'd call a sixth-sense for spotting ...
Sparano Wired Up
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This is the Miami Dolphins new HC…wired up and pacing.
Mid-Week Fades - Week #1
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NFL Players Name 5 Best And 5 Worst Coaches To Play For
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Every so often, you get these random polls that are conducted in various pro sports leagues that are rather hilarious. Like "who's the biggest jackass you've ever played with?" And since the questions are asked to actual players in the league, you can pretty much take the results at face value. This is precisely how I know that Jeff Kent may actually have been a worse teammate than Barry Bonds, if that's even possible. ...
