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Tomlin took the loss hard.

paperclip said:
coach, look how many views this thread got! Premier thread-starter.
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Getting a lot of looks isn't that hard. Just post something controversial and factual. Then you'll draw out both sides of the spectrum.

I'll make no bones about it. Tomlin is overrated and a minor reason why the team under achieves relative to their talent. Crying in just a mere playoff game defeat is seldom seen. The best all-time coaches did not cry as far as I am aware of.

Like I said, use the victory to get better. Like it or not, Tomlin will be mocked by other teams fans ( and perhaps NFL players in private ) for doing this. I see no upside here, but if crying helps a team win, all coaches would do it.
 
Coach said:
Getting a lot of looks isn't that hard. Just post something controversial and factual. Then you'll draw out both sides of the spectrum.

I'll make no bones about it. Tomlin is overrated and a minor reason why the team under achieves relative to their talent. Crying in just a mere playoff game defeat is seldom seen. The best all-time coaches did not cry as far as I am aware of.

Like I said, use the victory to get better. Like it or not, Tomlin will be mocked by other teams fans ( and perhaps NFL players in private ) for doing this. I see no upside here, but if crying helps a team win, all coaches would do it.
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I don't think even you believe the bullshit you type
 
SteelBuckeye said:
Unfortunately, I think he does. I am however happy that he's not coaching MY kids ... So happy I could cry.
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No worries. I'm not coaching anymore, but still think Dodgeball at school is okay.

If you played and coached, you might understand football is not for sissy's, and even at a the pop warner level, new players are asked to run the ball past the teams best defender.

If your kids are playing, they might encounter this.

Perhaps those who played in pads and coached would best understand the unpopular point I tried to make. In football players who ***** or cry are often mocked! It's true and you know it. Seldom does any coach do this, as it can be interpreted as a sign of weakness or stress from losing too many big games.
 
Coach said:
No worries. I'm not coaching anymore, but still think Dodgeball at school is okay.

If you played and coached, you might understand football is not for sissy's, and even at a the pop warner level, new players are asked to run the ball past the teams best defender.

If your kids are playing, they might encounter this.

Perhaps those who played in pads and coached would best understand the unpopular point I tried to make. In football players who ***** or cry are often mocked! It's true and you know it. Seldom does any coach do this, as it can be interpreted as a sign of weakness or stress from losing too many big games.
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So, your assumption is that because I wouldn't want a coach who was unable to show any emotion other than anger coaching my kids I never played the game. Interesting.

Would I expect my kids to cry on the field. Not unless they were injured. However, when my older son's team lost the "go to" game to get to the State Championships, he cried coming off the field. And you know what? I not only didn't tell him to "stop that sniveling crybaby crap", I hugged him and told him I was proud of the season he had. That young man is currently serving his country as an Airman in the United States Air Force. He's received about 10 different awards in his first year of service and has been nominated by the Commander of his base for enrollment in the Air Force Academy.

When my younger son won the wrestling tournament that he was at two weeks ago (beating his biggest nemesis), he cried with happiness ... I hugged him and told him I was proud of his perseverance (wrestling with a brace on his elbow this year because he hyperextended it during football season). That young man has been accepted to numerous different colleges and received several scholarships for academics. He's narrowed his choices down to three ... His determining criteria? Do they offer ROTC so that he can become an officer in the United States Army and serve his country.

Emotions other than anger in sports are common and it doesn't take a man to suppress feelings of sadness, disappointment, pride or happiness and their affects on that person. It takes a man to say "Yep, it's been a tough journey and I'm letting my emotions show. **** ya if ya don't like it."

Here's an analogy ... Military men don't cry ... right? It's a sign of weakness, right? Except, any military man who has lost comrades in arms has shed tears. Maybe not on the field of battle or in my case while on duty, but afterwards, when you have time to think, when the adrenaline rush has left and you're left to look at an empty rack with a picture of the guy's kids, wife, girlfriend or mother taped on a shelf in his locker ... yeah, I've seen a room full of Sailors and Marines cry then. And I'd bet you wouldn't have stepped into that room to tell them they were weak.
 
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SteelBuckeye said:
So, your assumption is that because I wouldn't want a coach who was unable to show any emotion other than anger coaching my kids I never played the game. Interesting.

Would I expect my kids to cry on the field. Not unless they were injured. However, when my older son's team lost the "go to" game to get to the State Championships, he cried coming off the field. And you know what? I not only didn't tell him to "stop that sniveling crybaby crap", I hugged him and told him I was proud of the season he had. That young man is currently serving his country as an Airman in the United States Air Force. He's received about 10 different awards in his first year of service and has been nominated by the Commander of his base for enrollment in the Air Force Academy.

When my younger son won the wrestling tournament that he was at two weeks ago (beating his biggest nemesis), he cried with happiness ... I hugged him and told him I was proud of his perseverance (wrestling with a brace on his elbow this year because he hyperextended it during football season). That young man has been accepted to numerous different colleges and received several scholarships for academics. He's narrowed his choices down to three ... His determining criteria? Do they offer ROTC so that he can become an officer in the United States Army and serve his country.

Emotions other than anger in sports are common and it doesn't take a man to suppress feelings of sadness, disappointment, pride or happiness and their affects on that person. It takes a man to say "Yep, it's been a tough journey and I'm letting my emotions show. **** ya if ya don't like it."

Here's an analogy ... Military men don't cry ... right? It's a sign of weakness, right? Except, any military man who has lost comrades in arms has shed tears. Maybe not on the field of battle or in my case while on duty, but afterwards, when you have time to think, when the adrenaline rush has left and you're left to look at an empty rack with a picture of the guy's kids, wife, girlfriend or mother taped on a shelf in his locker ... yeah, I've seen a room full of Sailors and Marines cry then. And I'd bet you wouldn't have stepped into that room to tell them they were weak.
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Dude,

Football is a game, not life or death like the Miltary often is. Horrbile anaolgy! If you read an earlier post I said its okay for a coach to cry if a tradgey on the field happened.

Only you are talking about showing anger. There are many emotions a coach can show.

If a mountian is climed, that's a differnt stroy. The problem there is Tomlin has already been to the top. He lost a playoff game last weekend. Big deal, he's lost quite a few of them in recent years.

Also let's not compare a child to a man in his 40's ( the head coach ) crying.
 
Coach said:
Dude,

Football is a game, not life or death like the Miltary often is. Horrbile anaolgy! If you read an earlier post I said its okay for a coach to cry if a tradgey on the field happened.

Only you are talking about showing anger. There are many emotions a coach can show.

If a mountian is climed, that's a differnt stroy. The problem there is Tomlin has already been to the top. He lost a playoff game last weekend. Big deal, he's lost quite a few of them in recent years.

Also let's not compare a child to a man in his 40's ( the head coach ) crying.
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See that bolded part ... That's exactly why Tomlin crying is a non-issue. I'm glad you read into my analogy and it brought that point home. So Tomlin lost a game. So he cried. So what? And to be quite honest, I don't think Tomlin gives a flying "F" what you or I think about it.

But, if it bothers you so much that he cried after a tough loss at the end of a grueling season in which his TEAM overcame a lot of adversity and grew as individual players, units and as a team ... well, write him an email and see what he has to say.
 
I heard multiple reports say James Harrison had tears in his eyes and had a hard time talking from holding back tears..

What a *****! So called "tough guy."

He should be ashamed of himself.


Martavis and multiple other players said they also cried..
 
Coach said:
No worries. I'm not coaching anymore, but still think Dodgeball at school is okay.

If you played and coached, you might understand football is not for sissy's, and even at a the pop warner level, new players are asked to run the ball past the teams best defender.

If your kids are playing, they might encounter this.

Perhaps those who played in pads and coached would best understand the unpopular point I tried to make. In football players who ***** or cry are often mocked! It's true and you know it. Seldom does any coach do this, as it can be interpreted as a sign of weakness or stress from losing too many big games.
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Horseshit. When I was in high school our FB team was 9-0 going into our last game of the season against our arch rival with a chance to go to the State Playoffs (back before they let everyone with a winning record in, you had to go 10-0 and you still weren't guaranteed a spot). We lost it in a hard fought game something like 35-28. 80% of that locker room was crying afterwards and the coaches were holding it together barely.
 
Coach said:
Dude,

Football is a game, not life or death like the Miltary often is. Horrbile anaolgy! If you read an earlier post I said its okay for a coach to cry if a tradgey on the field happened.

Only you are talking about showing anger. There are many emotions a coach can show.

If a mountian is climed, that's a differnt stroy. The problem there is Tomlin has already been to the top. He lost a playoff game last weekend. Big deal, he's lost quite a few of them in recent years.

Also let's not compare a child to a man in his 40's ( the head coach ) crying.
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I think a ******* mountain was climbed. This team, going against the #1 seed in the conference, with the supposed greatest defense(not my words), without the best receiver in the game, with a qb on a bum shoulder, down to their #4-5 running backs, with a defense that was the supposed worst in the league, had the ******* game in hand and gave it all away knocking on the super bowl's doorstep. Yeah, these guys wearing their emotions really isn't a big ******* deal in this situation and is somewhat expected. I'd be more pissed off if I had heard them say "well, gee, folks, we'll get em next year!"
 
mdk2 said:
I heard multiple reports say James Harrison had tears in his eyes and had a hard time talking from holding back tears..

What a *****! So called "tough guy."

He should be ashamed of himself.

Martavis and multiple other players said they also cried..
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And are there links to these multiple sources? This thread has inadvertently upset too many people. For that, I apologize. I'll end by showing my softer side. If Tomlin is 1-5 in his last six playoff games I'll cry too.
 
Coach said:
And are there links to these multiple sources? This thread has inadvertently upset too many people. For that, I apologize. I'll end by showing my softer side. If Tomlin is 1-5 in his last six playoff games I'll cry too.
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Heard it on a couple different radio broadcasts.. Monday night QB with Tim Benz and Gerry Dulac.
Bob Labriola and Mike Prisuta also said it on their "weekly wrap up" radio segment.

Steeler Nation radio via I heart radio app.
 
Coach said:
And are there links to these multiple sources? This thread has inadvertently upset too many people. For that, I apologize. I'll end by showing my softer side. If Tomlin is 1-5 in his last six playoff games I'll cry too.
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Can't speak about multiple. However, if you have a subscription to DK's site, I believe it was mentioned in both articles written after the game.

Also, Re: James Harrison and crying before, during or after a game. You remember this little gem from the year he spent in pergatory?

I'm sure you would have told him: "C'mon James ... get it the **** together you weak mo'fo ... there was a game to be played and your pansy *** is on the Gruden bus crying over Dick Lebeau like he's your long lost daddy", right?

 
I did not stop and consider this...

Ben, Bell, Brown and Martavis Bryant, played together for just a quarter and a half this season.
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Throw in Coates, Wheaton and / or Miller or DHB

G'Dang!
 
I cry whenever Tomlin makes the wrong decisions on when to kick FGs, I cry a lot.
 
Coach said:
And are there links to these multiple sources? This thread has inadvertently upset too many people. For that, I apologize. I'll end by showing my softer side. If Tomlin is 1-5 in his last six playoff games I'll cry too.
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I apologize for how unbelievably manly and tough you are compared to everyone else in the world. Must be agonizing to be surrounded with such an inferior amount of masculinity every day.
 
Coach said:
Getting a lot of looks isn't that hard. Just post something controversial and factual. Then you'll draw out both sides of the spectrum.

I'll make no bones about it. Tomlin is overrated and a minor reason why the team under achieves relative to their talent. Crying in just a mere playoff game defeat is seldom seen. The best all-time coaches did not cry as far as I am aware of.

Like I said, use the victory to get better. Like it or not, Tomlin will be mocked by other teams fans ( and perhaps NFL players in private ) for doing this. I see no upside here, but if crying helps a team win, all coaches would do it.
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Shall we delve into this little nugget further???

What makes you think that YOU are aware of anything inside the confines of an NFL locker room??? The tidbits that the media share with the public?? Or maybe you have deep pockets and have all the places bugged w/ surveillance devices?

I wonder what Pop thinks of this thread???
 
SteelBuckeye said:
So, your assumption is that because I wouldn't want a coach who was unable to show any emotion other than anger coaching my kids I never played the game. Interesting.

Would I expect my kids to cry on the field. Not unless they were injured. However, when my older son's team lost the "go to" game to get to the State Championships, he cried coming off the field. And you know what? I not only didn't tell him to "stop that sniveling crybaby crap", I hugged him and told him I was proud of the season he had. That young man is currently serving his country as an Airman in the United States Air Force. He's received about 10 different awards in his first year of service and has been nominated by the Commander of his base for enrollment in the Air Force Academy.

When my younger son won the wrestling tournament that he was at two weeks ago (beating his biggest nemesis), he cried with happiness ... I hugged him and told him I was proud of his perseverance (wrestling with a brace on his elbow this year because he hyperextended it during football season). That young man has been accepted to numerous different colleges and received several scholarships for academics. He's narrowed his choices down to three ... His determining criteria? Do they offer ROTC so that he can become an officer in the United States Army and serve his country.

Emotions other than anger in sports are common and it doesn't take a man to suppress feelings of sadness, disappointment, pride or happiness and their affects on that person. It takes a man to say "Yep, it's been a tough journey and I'm letting my emotions show. **** ya if ya don't like it."

Here's an analogy ... Military men don't cry ... right? It's a sign of weakness, right? Except, any military man who has lost comrades in arms has shed tears. Maybe not on the field of battle or in my case while on duty, but afterwards, when you have time to think, when the adrenaline rush has left and you're left to look at an empty rack with a picture of the guy's kids, wife, girlfriend or mother taped on a shelf in his locker ... yeah, I've seen a room full of Sailors and Marines cry then. And I'd bet you wouldn't have stepped into that room to tell them they were weak.
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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to SteelBuckeye again.
Clete said:
I cry whenever Tomlin makes the wrong decisions on when to kick FGs, I cry a lot.
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So, Cletus, do you have any other insightful comments for us???
 
Super Dave said:
All NFL teams have talent.

The difference is desire.

Desire motivates.

Desire on fire is fueled by emotion.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to win the ******* Super Bowl next year.
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Post of the year already. I seriously have never felt so confident and cannot wait until next season!
 
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