Been a long time since I’ve written about the game of football. Though I have a coaches meeting monday night for Soccer, it is the oval pigskin that occupies my thoughts. Do all ex players wind up wanting to coach in order to stay closer to the game? The league is littered with players turned position coaches. Now that we’re in the Preseason for the NFL I am anxious to watch the game and learn even more.
Maybe football is my one true hobby. I love it like a fat kid loves cake and I’ll coach it, talk it, and teach it free of charge. Lately I’ve been researching offenses from as far back as the origin of the game, trying to become the student of the game I never was when it truly mattered. This isn’t regret talking, this is my way of eyeballing the future. I want to coach the game beyond these last few years of flag. Maybe I coach my kids or someone else’s in the long run, but developing young players and being a teacher is where I want to be.
Some Thoughts:
- I deleted MineCraft from my Xbox today after an in-game fight between the three boys erupted into a screaming match and deteriorated violently from there. It was time for that game to go.
- When you work in education and someone says, hey, research says that students need this! your first thought should be, how can I make this happen for my students as opposed to, how am I going to manipulate this situation to get what I want so I can make my area stronger and get what I am entitled to in order to make my area into the image I believe it ought to be for students… Just saying.
- I love how Chip Kelly is screwing with the media. NFL Network had to preview Eagles Patriots as Matt Barkley and the Eagles having no idea who is going to be putting in time beyond that guy. They stayed in form announcing the Patriots backup as the guy. It is clear the Patriots #2 is playing that game and not much will be seen of Brady. How about Tebow? I want to see Tebow.