Its !@#$ing coachspeak. Criticize Dick for the real flaws -- clock management, adjustments--but don't make up sh--. He's just being a coach...
“I don’t want players to think that all of a sudden it’s good to fight, cause it’s never good to fight,” he said. “Bad things always happen.” Herm Edwards after a fight in training camp in 07.
Jim Zorn, head coach of the Washington Redskins, states, "Football is a physical sport, there is a fine line between being extremely combative every play, and maintaining composure once the whistle blows." He goes on to say, "I will not condone fighting; too much energy is wasted in a fight. As a coach I have to ask myself how to get players to focus their energy into productive play execution."
Arguably the most intense coach in the NFL-Singletary:
With another training camp starting Saturday, Davis said that this year he plans to keep his inner-Muhammad Ali under control. For one thing, Mike Singletary has no patience for fights in practice. Previous coach Mike Nolan would let guys trade blows now and then, reasoning that fights demonstrated passion.
Singletary just finds them wasted energy.
“I agree with him,’’ Davis said. “I don’t think there should be fighting. We don’t have time for that. We need to move on and keep things moving and try to win games.”
Davis said that if players fight, Singletary will stop practice and make the whole team run. So the tight end vowed to keep his cool, even if he practiced with the same intensity.