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September 09, 2006
No Sleep Till Touchdown: NFL coaches, the hardest-working men in human history.
And you will notice it said Bill Cowher sleeps at home and attended a lot of his daughters' athletic events. (before Kay and his last girl at home moved to North Carolina) So maybe less is more sometimes.
posted by steelergirl at 11:09 AM on September 09, 2006
In my opinion, I believe every person in American professional sports is overpaid, but if I had to select some position that was underpaid, it would be coaches. Without them, we wouldn't have the great games and plays that we have. Nice article Gary-
posted by Kendall at 06:10 PM on September 09, 2006
Note that the most successful coaches aren't necessarily the most sleep-deprived. If you know how to surround yourself with good people and delegate, you can win as many as the control freak insomniacs, maybe more.
posted by Most_Voluble_Poster at 11:19 PM on September 09, 2006
Note that the most successful coaches aren't necessarily the most sleep-deprived. The article said Bill Belichik never gets any sleep, so Cowher is more likely the exception not the rule. I think as a coach there must always be more that you can be doing, so it has to be hard to decide what preparation you are not going to do. Additionally, most coaches have such a small window when they are supposed to have their team improved or else they are replaced. I never feel like I am prepared for my fantasy draft, so I definitely would never want a job like that.
posted by bperk at 09:59 AM on September 10, 2006
In his first run with the Redskins, Joe Gibbs had his wife tape dinner-table conversation so he could catch up on his home life at work. That's sad. Also, it's too bad Saban has to work 98 percent of each day only to end up watching Daunte Culpepper underachieve with his team. Not so much of an overall observation (not quite yet), but a prediction.