ESPN: Why did Steve Spurrier fail in NFL?

[NC_Skins]

College football - Unhealthy culture contributed to Steve Spurrier's failure in NFL - ESPN



Pretty good read and interesting. Can't say that I'm shocked to see some of these things. Hope our owner never gets involved with making draft picks again. **** him.

But several games into his first season with the Redskins, Spurrier was playing rookie quarterback Patrick Ramsey even though he didn't want to. Owner Daniel Snyder had pushed to draft Ramsey in the first round.

"Because Spurrier was so hands-off on defense, it got to the point where guys on defense were doing whatever the heck they wanted to do," Hasselbeck said. "You had LaVar Arrington freelancing and Jeremiah Trotter doing his own thing. I think they even tried to bench Bruce Smith at one point because he wasn't the same player, but [Smith] went above Spurrier and started the following week.

[donofriose]

So basically he was a typical college coach that could control the lives of 20 year old students but not the lives of 30 year old men. That is usually why college coaches fail in the NFL, cause you can't control a nfl player like a college player.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by donofriose

So basically he was a typical college coach that could control the lives of 20 year old students but not the lives of 30 year old men. That is usually why college coaches fail in the NFL, cause you can't control a nfl player like a college player.

I remember Spurrier saying one time something like he was surprised he still had to hold a grown mans hand and tell him what to do like a child. Seems he expected pros to act like pros and not needing their hand held for everything.

[53Fan]

I'm not sure any coach would have succeeded with this organization at the time...but I don't think Spurrier was prepared to coach an NFL team either. No discipline..inexperienced coaches etc. A bad situation all around.

[GoSkins!]

To much ego, to little work ethic.

[redskin29633]

Originally Posted by GoSkins!

To much ego, to little work ethic.

This simple statement really captures the essence of Spurrier's problems in Washington. A very good friend of mine & myself actually knew two of Coach Spurrier's assistants. They were both candid about the lack of work ethic, the preference for golf over film study and practice, & Spurrier's arrogance with regard to "knowing more" than other coaches. Derailed his NFL career in a hurry!

[SolidSnake84]

Originally Posted by redskin29633

This simple statement really captures the essence of Spurrier's problems in Washington. A very good friend of mine & myself actually knew two of Coach Spurrier's assistants. They were both candid about the lack of work ethic, the preference for golf over film study and practice, & Spurrier's arrogance with regard to "knowing more" than other coaches. Derailed his NFL career in a hurry!

It might have also had something to do with the fact that he worked for at the time the most dysfunctional team in the NFL. Spurrier also says that his second year, neither he or his coaches were even allowed to pick the players, and at that moment he knew it was over. He has said this in interviews all the time..He is also surprisingly not bitter about his time here.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

It might have also had something to do with the fact that he worked for at the time the most dysfunctional team in the NFL. Spurrier also says that his second year, neither he or his coaches were even allowed to pick the players, and at that moment he knew it was over. He has said this in interviews all the time..He is also surprisingly not bitter about his time here.

You decide to go on vacation and off the grid at the start of free agency and what right do you have to pick your players?

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

I'm not sure any coach would have succeeded with this organization at the time...but I don't think Spurrier was prepared to coach an NFL team either. No discipline..inexperienced coaches etc. A bad situation all around.

I agree. Even with the best GM and personnel guys, Spurrier would have failed because he didn't adapt or game plan all that well.

[Chico23231]

More about the Snyder and Vinny's dumbass football decisions than Spurrier coaching...but the mix of the two were lethal. But yet we continue the same coctail of ingnorance and stupidty under Snyder, Vinny and Zorn.

Glad its all in the past. I still pull for Spurrier at South Carolina.

[MTK]

He didn't want it bad enough and he was woefully underprepared.

[NC_Skins]

Ross Tucker tells hilarious Steve Spurrier stories - DC Sports Bog - The Washington Post

Came across this old gem about Spurrier too. LOL Good stuff. So glad we don't deal with this kind of Mickey Mouse crap anymore.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Ross Tucker tells hilarious Steve Spurrier stories - DC Sports Bog - The Washington Post

Came across this old gem about Spurrier too. LOL Good stuff. So glad we don't deal with this kind of Mickey Mouse crap anymore.

Sounds like it would make a great movie. Comedy of course. My God what a joke we use to be.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Ross Tucker tells hilarious Steve Spurrier stories - DC Sports Bog - The Washington Post

Came across this old gem about Spurrier too. LOL Good stuff. So glad we don't deal with this kind of Mickey Mouse crap anymore.

So glad that's all in the past but pretty funny stuff.

[NC_Skins]

Thanks for posting those Smoot. Man that was a /facepalm series of stories. Spurrier was clueless as hell. He was so used to having vastly superior athletes in college, he figured he could do that in the NFL and it work. Dude is a total clown, and something tells me he does the same thing in college as well. He really is no different than Haynesworth taking money and not doing jack to earn it.