"Players coach"

[feltdizz]

If he doesn't like the heat maybe he should coach pee wee.

If you don't like his answer, maybe you can watch pee wee

[feltdizz]

We all know that just about every poster on this board would be an epic fail in Tomlin's position...

Let's not pretend that we have any idea of the "heat" NFL coaches deal with....

exactly...

it's the job he wanted so I don't feel sorry for him but lets not act like coaching is fun. It comes with a ton of stress and puts a lot of stress on the coaches family.

and someone on here said a lot of phone calls coming into a radio show after the loss were focusing on Tomlin's race.

[Shawn]

We all know that just about every poster on this board would be an epic fail in Tomlin's position...

Let's not pretend that we have any idea of the "heat" NFL coaches deal with....

Yeah none of us here know about serious life and death pressure. He coaches a sport...come on.

[Shawn]

exactly...

it's the job he wanted so I don't feel sorry for him but lets not act like coaching is fun. It comes with a ton of stress and puts a lot of stress on the coaches family.

and someone on here said a lot of phone calls coming into a radio show after the loss were focusing on Tomlin's race.

Who's job is fun? Who works for the fun of it? But, I doubt it's a job any of us would turn down. Of course, we would be an epic failure in his job as he likely would in many of ours as well. I would suggest many careers have as much pressure as Tomlin does coaching a sport and don't get paid millions of years to do it. I would suggest Police Officers, ER physicians, EMTs, Paramedics, Military all have jobs that are equal or more stressful than Tomlin. They deal with life and death...not a sport and some petty talk about being a players coach. Lets be real here.

[Shawn]

If you don't like his answer, maybe you can watch pee wee

Or maybe I can just have an opinion...the same right that you give to Tomlin. You want him to have his right to speak his opinion but not me?

[Shawn]

i dont get it. if it really doesnt bother him and he really doesnt worry about it then why play the race card and age card?
why wouldnt he simply say, 'listen, i've addressed this players coach label a dozen times over the last 8 years, i'm not addressing it again"

Because he was being dishonest. It does bother him.

[squidkid]

Who's job is fun? Who works for the fun of it? But, I doubt it's a job any of us would turn down. Of course, we would be an epic failure in his job as he likely would in many of ours as well. I would suggest many careers have as much pressure as Tomlin does coaching a sport and don't get paid millions of years to do it. I would suggest Police Officers, ER physicians, EMTs, Paramedics, Military all have jobs that are equal or more stressful than Tomlin. They deal with life and death...not a sport and some petty talk about being a players coach. Lets be real here.

no doubt.
who here could get fired and not have to work for the rest of their lives and still be living large?
wow, what stress.

[squidkid]

Or maybe I can just have an opinion...the same right that you give to Tomlin. You want him to have his right to speak his opinion but not me?

FYI, white guys cant have opinions

[Shawn]

FYI, white guys cant have opinions

Not about these kinds of issues.

[Slapstick]

Yeah none of us here know about serious life and death pressure. He coaches a sport...come on.

For a $10 billion business...come on....

[Slapstick]

Or maybe I can just have an opinion...the same right that you give to Tomlin. You want him to have his right to speak his opinion but not me?

Of course! I'm much more interested in what Tomlin has to say...

[feltdizz]

Or maybe I can just have an opinion...the same right that you give to Tomlin. You want him to have his right to speak his opinion but not me?

who is stopping you from giving your opinion?

Just giving my opinion...lol

[Shawn]

For a $10 billion business...come on....

So, being the coach of a 10 billion dollar business is somehow more stressful than running a code on an 8 day old baby? Telling a parent that their newborn just died? What about being shot at? How about knowing that if you make a mistake it doesn't cost a team a loss but someone their life? Don't talk to me about pressure. Don't talk to me about what it takes to run a multi-million dollar business or a multi-million dollar business...as he doesn't do either. He coaches. Is Tomlin's job stressful...sure. But, in the grand scheme of things if he is able to keep it in perspective...it's just opinions and in the end it's just a game. If he is fired tomorrow he is set for life. No one dies. He won't lose "his license" to coach.
So, forgive me if I am not crying a river over the "ignorant racist minds" who call him a players coach. To me, it struck me as petty and weak. And to be honest with you...that is not the picture of get of Tomlin. The reason why I liked him so much early in his career was because of his poise...his ability to be above the talk...a loss...some criticism. He was the picture of stoic and I love that in a head coach. We seen a crack in the armor...and hopefully it was just a momentary weakness. Because, he knows better. Those feelings are something you share to your wife...a friend...not the media.

[Shawn]

Of course! I'm much more interested in what Tomlin has to say...

Me too to be honest with you. He is much more interesting.

[Slapstick]

So, being the coach of a 10 billion dollar business is somehow more stressful than running a code on an 8 day old baby? Telling a parent that their newborn just died? What about being shot at? How about knowing that if you make a mistake it doesn't cost a team a loss but someone their life? Don't talk to me about pressure. Don't talk to me about what it takes to run a multi-million dollar business or a multi-million dollar business...as he doesn't do either. He coaches. Is Tomlin's job stressful...sure. But, in the grand scheme of things if he is able to keep it in perspective...it's just opinions and in the end it's just a game. If he is fired tomorrow he is set for life. No one dies. He won't lose "his license" to coach.
So, forgive me if I am not crying a river over the "ignorant racist minds" who call him a players coach. To me, it struck me as petty and weak. And to be honest with you...that is not the picture of get of Tomlin. The reason why I liked him so much early in his career was because of his poise...his ability to be above the talk...a loss...some criticism. He was the picture of stoic and I love that in a head coach. We seen a crack in the armor...and hopefully it was just a momentary weakness. Because, he knows better. Those feelings are something you share to your wife...a friend...not the media.

Ah, I see...

So, you didn't like his honesty...

I didn't think it was petty or weak...he was asked about it and answered honestly...

For someone who spoke out about standing in judgement of another human being, you seem to have changed your tune in this instance...