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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 501540" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">It’s difficult to “transplant” people from one era to another and predict success or failure. This is particularly true of athletes because over time they have become bigger, stronger, and faster. But when evaluating a coach that concern is replaced with another: Could he adapt to the current era? Certainly if Vince were still alive, at age 100 he wouldn’t be physically able to coach so the question asked in this thread presupposes Vince’s date of birth be moved forward by several decades. Unless we suppose he was born later but still retained memories of a previous life we have to assume he would be fully aware of the surroundings in which he grew up and worked. In other words, in Vince’s case that means he would be fully aware of the changes in culture and society as well as the changes in football strategy. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">So if Lombardi were in his 40s or 50s today, would he be a successful coach? No one can answer such a hypothetical with facts but my answer is an absolute ‘yes’. Lombardi was a great coach and leader regardless of the sport. For example, after being hired as a teacher and football coach at St. Cecelia High School, he was offered the job of coaching the basketball team. According to more than one source, Lombardi had never coached or even played basketball so he read some books on the subject. His winning percentage in basketball at the high school was about 65% and he led the team to a state championship. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">IMO Lombardi was a master psychologist and that was his greatest attribute as HC. Culture and attitudes change but the fundamentals of human psychology do not; they transcend eras. Lombardi was also a master teacher and his main subject matter was fundamentals. Of course that means blocking and tackling in football and whether it's Pop Warner’s single wing or some version of the WCO in vogue, blocking and tackling remain fundamental to winning football. Another of his attributes transcends time: Lombardi had an attribute shared by nearly all great leaders in history: He was charismatic. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">If Lombardi were born one half century or so later if given the opportunity, could he pick up a book or two on football strategy and immediately lead an NFL team to five championships in nine years? Probably not, but I think he’d get there eventually. In fact if his career path approximated his actual one, he probably would get there more quickly than he actually did because he believed (and I think it’s reasonable to assume) his ascension through the coaching ranks was delayed because of prejudice against his Italian heritage which likely wouldn’t have held him back in a more “modern” era. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 501540, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]It’s difficult to “transplant” people from one era to another and predict success or failure. This is particularly true of athletes because over time they have become bigger, stronger, and faster. But when evaluating a coach that concern is replaced with another: Could he adapt to the current era? Certainly if Vince were still alive, at age 100 he wouldn’t be physically able to coach so the question asked in this thread presupposes Vince’s date of birth be moved forward by several decades. Unless we suppose he was born later but still retained memories of a previous life we have to assume he would be fully aware of the surroundings in which he grew up and worked. In other words, in Vince’s case that means he would be fully aware of the changes in culture and society as well as the changes in football strategy. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]So if Lombardi were in his 40s or 50s today, would he be a successful coach? No one can answer such a hypothetical with facts but my answer is an absolute ‘yes’. Lombardi was a great coach and leader regardless of the sport. For example, after being hired as a teacher and football coach at St. Cecelia High School, he was offered the job of coaching the basketball team. According to more than one source, Lombardi had never coached or even played basketball so he read some books on the subject. His winning percentage in basketball at the high school was about 65% and he led the team to a state championship. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]IMO Lombardi was a master psychologist and that was his greatest attribute as HC. Culture and attitudes change but the fundamentals of human psychology do not; they transcend eras. Lombardi was also a master teacher and his main subject matter was fundamentals. Of course that means blocking and tackling in football and whether it's Pop Warner’s single wing or some version of the WCO in vogue, blocking and tackling remain fundamental to winning football. Another of his attributes transcends time: Lombardi had an attribute shared by nearly all great leaders in history: He was charismatic. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]If Lombardi were born one half century or so later if given the opportunity, could he pick up a book or two on football strategy and immediately lead an NFL team to five championships in nine years? Probably not, but I think he’d get there eventually. In fact if his career path approximated his actual one, he probably would get there more quickly than he actually did because he believed (and I think it’s reasonable to assume) his ascension through the coaching ranks was delayed because of prejudice against his Italian heritage which likely wouldn’t have held him back in a more “modern” era. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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