Josh Smith and Butch

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One thing that stood out under CBJ and reflected on his lack of development was guys never had big sr years. Smith, Croom and several other players who showed promise early were sedlomly seen as srs.

Look at Byrd. Not a senior but still the same. Had a very good freshman year. Was never used as a sophomore.
 
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AdmiralVFL98 said:
Butch was in over his head. He tried very hard to compensate for his shortcomings. He had too many. It was so apparent that he was out of his league when we beat Georgia on the Hail Mary, and he dropped to his knees and began crying...not the reaction of someone who believed in himself/his team.
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Lol...seriously?
 
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AdmiralVFL98 said:
Butch was in over his head. He tried very hard to compensate for his shortcomings. He had too many. It was so apparent that he was out of his league when we beat Georgia on the Hail Mary, and he dropped to his knees and began crying...not the reaction of someone who believed in himself/his team.
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When that happened, I kind of felt sorry for the guy. I thought about how the pressure of winning produced such an emotional response in that guy. He was so close to losing a game he had no business losing and when his team "saved his bacon" in such dramatic fashion he just wept like a child that barely escaped big trouble.
 
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What struck me most about this article was the insight into the younger generation's sensitivity to criticism. Older people like me were used to coaches yelling and never being satisfied with anything. Pat Summitt, Bobby Knight types. The younger kids seem to be less receptive to that type of accountability, rather preferring a coach who will instruct but not be very negative about mistakes. If Josh is representative of his generation and the stereotypes of their sensitivity is accurate, perhaps the coaches of today and the future will have to adapt to this psychology to be successful?
 
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JohnnyJava said:
What struck me most about this article was the insight into the younger generation's sensitivity to criticism. Older people like me were used to coaches yelling and never being satisfied with anything. Pat Summitt, Bobby Knight types. The younger kids seem to be less receptive to that type of accountability, rather preferring a coach who will instruct but not be very negative about mistakes. If Josh is representative of his generation and the stereotypes of their sensitivity is accurate, perhaps the coaches of today and the future will have to adapt to this psychology to be successful?
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The good coaches quit with the negative, meathead screaming act about 10-20 years ago.
 
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GAVol said:
The good coaches quit with the negative, meathead screaming act about 10-20 years ago.
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Agreed. Coaching is teaching. I’d never scream at kid who couldn’t finish a math problem. I’d coach him through it.

I hear other coaches yell the dumbest crap all the time. My favorite is “MAKE THE TACKLE!!”

If you don’t think the kid started the play with the intent of making the tackle, why did you let him on the field?

If he is actually trying to make the tackle, you yelling that isn’t benefiting him. You should talk to him about breaking down, head placement. Grab cloth, be patient, etc.
 
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Vol8188 said:
One thing that stood out under CBJ and reflected on his lack of development was guys never had big sr years. Smith, Croom and several other players who showed promise early were sedlomly seen as srs.

Look at Byrd. Not a senior but still the same. Had a very good freshman year. Was never used as a sophomore.
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Croom never showed promise, he was a message board enigma because of his size.
 
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esarmstrong said:
When that happened, I kind of felt sorry for the guy. I thought about how the pressure of winning produced such an emotional response in that guy. He was so close to losing a game he had no business losing and when his team "saved his bacon" in such dramatic fashion he just wept like a child that barely escaped big trouble.
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I've always thought it looked like he tripped/pulled something and just tried to play it off by taking a knee. Jmho.
 
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To be honest, I don’t think it’s a good look for former players to bash a coach in an interview after they’re gone. I get why he couldn’t voice his concerns publicly while on the Vol roster, but why do it now? What does Smith get out of this? Butch is gone and this just looks like piling on.
 
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