Peyton Manning Coaching (merged)

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I know it is just a dream, but I have often speculated about Peyton Manning becoming a coach at the University of Tennessee. I know the chance is about 1% percent, but I would like us to dream about it for a while.

Can you imagine Peyton in the living room of some big recruits? What would you say if arguably the greatest football player in history said, "I would like you to play for me."

Some big time players don't necessarily have the greatest coaching success, but I do think peyton has the CAPACITY to be a great coach, because of his experience, intelligence, and decision making. Heck, he is already the Offensive Coordinator for the Colts if you are being honest about it.

What do you think it would be like? How do you think he would do? BTW, we already know the chances are slim, so no need to post "It ain't gonna happen." or "No chance." We know already.
 
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PeytonBerry said:
I know it is just a dream, but I have often speculated about Peyton Manning becoming a coach at the University of Tennessee. I know the chance is about 1% percent, but I would like us to dream about it for a while.

Can you imagine Peyton in the living room of some big recruits? What would you say if arguably the greatest football player in history said, "I would like you to play for me."

Some big time players don't necessarily have the greatest coaching success, but I do think peyton has the CAPACITY to be a great coach, because of his experience, intelligence, and decision making. Heck, he is already the Offensive Coordinator for the Colts if you are being honest about it.

What do you think it would be like? How do you think he would do? BTW, we already know the chances are slim, so no need to post "It ain't gonna happen." or "No chance." We know already.
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I don't know about head coach, but he is brilliant, and he already has coaching experience pretty much with Indy. I would love to have him as an OC or QB coach.

Maybe with some experience he would be HC worthy.
 
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I would love for someone to ask him in an interview. It would be very interesting. Has he ever given any hints he would like to coach at all?
 
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Usually in any sport, great players do not make great coaches. If anything, after football I see Peyton going into tv.
 
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Name one great player except Larry Bird who has been a successful coach. Most great coaches were role players or never played. I think Peyton would be too demanding of perfection.
 
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tri_vol said:
Name one great player except Larry Bird who has been a successful coach. Most great coaches were role players or never played. I think Peyton would be too demanding of perfection.
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I think Steve Spurrier would disagree.
 
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I heard Peyton mentioned his coaching future in an interview with Dan Patrick, but I haven't seen or read it.
 
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I found what he said when asked if he would like to coach at UT by Dan Patrick.


"I doubt it. I enjoy coaching young kids," he told The Dan Patrick Show. "I enjoy helping young quarterbacks. … I think it'd be hard in college to go on the recruiting trail. In the NFL, people will kind of say, 'Well, you're a good play-caller, you'd be a good coach.' I'm only good at calling plays when I'm playing quarterback. I think at it when I get on the sidelines. I've called some plays in the past from the sidelines … and I stink at it."

Source: USA Today

Read more: [Colts] Colts QB Peyton Manning Not Interested In Coaching Volunteers
 
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In the Patrick interview he basically said he liked coaching, but didn't think he'd like recruiting. But I'm not sure you can read much into that - I don't think he is the type to say he'd like the job while he's still committed to his NFL team and UT is trying to rebuild.

As far as demanding perfection, I feel like he has calmed down a bit in what he expects of others. Remember, he once chided a teammate for not scheduling the birth of his child during the offseason. We haven't heard stories like that in the last several years. Plus, given he's said he likes coaching I imagine he's willing to show some patience with amateur players.

I guess my main concern would be - how do UT fans treat him when he doesn't like up to the completely unreasonable expectations that would accompany his accepting the job?

Shouldn't be necessary, but I'll join the OP in throwing out the disclaimer that I realize Manning will never coach here, more than likely.
 
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volger said:
I see him in the booth, before I see him on the sidelines.
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exactly. he's going to end up on CBS or FOX....or at worst case he'll just be doing commercials and living off of the money he's made through his career
 
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TrueOrange said:
except that stellar NFL career he had kind of balances it out for him
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I understand but Larry Bird was mentioned as the only great player to become a good coach. Stellar NFL career or not, Spurrier fits the mold. They don't just hand out Heisman trophies to so-so's.
 
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Peyton has already been quoted as saying he doesn't want to coach in College, he doesn't want to recruit. He said he would be much happier coach High-schoolers.
 
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PeytonBerry said:
I understand but Larry Bird was mentioned as the only great player to become a good coach. Stellar NFL career or not, Spurrier fits the mold. They don't just hand out Heisman trophies to so-so's.
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i think the point though was more that the "greats" - the best of the best throughout the sport - most times don't come back to coach after their careers, and the ones that do usually don't do well with it

on the other hand, most of the good coaches you see - your Tony Dungy's, Bill Cowher's, Jeff Fisher's, Bill Bellicheck's, Urban Meyer's, Nick Saban's, Bob Stoop's, Mack Brown's, Pete Carroll's, etc - most of them, while players, weren't the best on field....some even less than average (Fisher and Cowher I believe both played special teams and that was about it);

the people that turn out to be the best coaches have been, quite more times than not, not the best players performing on the field, the all-time greats, or the all-stars
 
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checkerboard03 said:
I know. If only the threads CLEARLY labeled as being about this topic would stop automatically opening on your computer.
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It's like when the deodorant has checked out. You can catch that breeze coming from the right pit. Even though you know it stinks, you repeatedly sniff it through the day, each time with the same reaction, "Aww! That stinks!!"

It's kinda like that.
 
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andymuffins said:
Peyton has already been quoted as saying he doesn't want to coach in College, he doesn't want to recruit. He said he would be much happier coach High-schoolers.
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as tennessee fans, this can't seem to register in most of our minds lol
 
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PeytonBerry said:
I understand but Larry Bird was mentioned as the only great player to become a good coach. Stellar NFL career or not, Spurrier fits the mold. They don't just hand out Heisman trophies to so-so's.
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Gino Torretta?

Andre Ware?

Eric Crouch?
 
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PeytonBerry said:
I would love for someone to ask him in an interview. It would be very interesting. Has he ever given any hints he would like to coach at all?
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He was asked when he was in town for the opening game and he said "no". He would rather work with younger kids like high school and run his camps.
 
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