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The Perniciousness of Cronysim (12/5/2004)
It's not so much that we lose, it's the lack of effort in the losses, the lack of consequences and the lack of accountability. Last year we suffered a loss in Philadelphia whose blame resided with the coach. In a grand display, the wrong coach was fired to save a friend of Sherman. Today we saw another game where lack of preparation and effort served as an embarrassing reminder of just how inept the Sherman regime remains.
I still go over last year’s playoff loss in my mind. I can’t help but question if Sherman would have the courage and self-honesty for a moment similar to the following:
With the press out of the room, Lombardi gathered his players around him and said there was a revelation in this loss. "Perhaps you didn't realize that you could have won this game," he said in a quiet, deliberate, voice. "But I think there's no doubt in your minds now. And that's why you will win it all next year. This will never happen again. You will never lose another championship."
That night Lombardi took his family and a group of friends and team officials to dinner in downtown Philadelphia. At one point, he was sitting alone with Ray Scott, the voice of the Packers, and they replayed the game one last time. He was proud of his men, Lombardi said. They had given every ounce of their effort. But that was more than he could say for himself. He had cost the team six points, the difference between winning and losing, by not going for easy field goals. "Coach," he said to Scott, using his all-purpose nickname, which he applied equally to people he admired and others whose name he had forgotten. "I learned my lesson today. When you get down there, come out with something. I lost the game, not my players. That was my fault."
David Marannis, _When Pride Still Mattered_, page 265.
One of the reasons I believe that Sherman should be removed from both jobs is that he’s not manager enough to run football operations as a GM and he’s not up to the task of head coach. I believe it is obvious that he does not have the ability to manage players or coaches.
I am a fan, perhaps too much of one, of the management consultant, Peter Drucker. For me, his style is a delight of clarity and crispness. Whether you are a top dog, ala former head of Citibank, and Appleton born, Walter Wriston (sometimes called, “the father of moneyâ€
The Perniciousness of Cronysim (12/5/2004)
It's not so much that we lose, it's the lack of effort in the losses, the lack of consequences and the lack of accountability. Last year we suffered a loss in Philadelphia whose blame resided with the coach. In a grand display, the wrong coach was fired to save a friend of Sherman. Today we saw another game where lack of preparation and effort served as an embarrassing reminder of just how inept the Sherman regime remains.
I still go over last year’s playoff loss in my mind. I can’t help but question if Sherman would have the courage and self-honesty for a moment similar to the following:
With the press out of the room, Lombardi gathered his players around him and said there was a revelation in this loss. "Perhaps you didn't realize that you could have won this game," he said in a quiet, deliberate, voice. "But I think there's no doubt in your minds now. And that's why you will win it all next year. This will never happen again. You will never lose another championship."
That night Lombardi took his family and a group of friends and team officials to dinner in downtown Philadelphia. At one point, he was sitting alone with Ray Scott, the voice of the Packers, and they replayed the game one last time. He was proud of his men, Lombardi said. They had given every ounce of their effort. But that was more than he could say for himself. He had cost the team six points, the difference between winning and losing, by not going for easy field goals. "Coach," he said to Scott, using his all-purpose nickname, which he applied equally to people he admired and others whose name he had forgotten. "I learned my lesson today. When you get down there, come out with something. I lost the game, not my players. That was my fault."
David Marannis, _When Pride Still Mattered_, page 265.
One of the reasons I believe that Sherman should be removed from both jobs is that he’s not manager enough to run football operations as a GM and he’s not up to the task of head coach. I believe it is obvious that he does not have the ability to manage players or coaches.
I am a fan, perhaps too much of one, of the management consultant, Peter Drucker. For me, his style is a delight of clarity and crispness. Whether you are a top dog, ala former head of Citibank, and Appleton born, Walter Wriston (sometimes called, “the father of moneyâ€