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Originally Posted by MarkGio
Well that suggests Hartley is not competent. Take Dallas Eakins for example. He was a nut about diet, physical conditioning, and knowing the "X's and O's", yet his team was terrible and his record was horrendous.
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Eakins' team was not terrible because he was a "nut about diet, physical conditioning, and knowing the 'X's and O's'". Eakins' team was terrible because his team is, well, terrible, and he is a terrible coach. I expect that there are tremendously good coaches who are also just as concerned about these things.
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So Hartley being about superficial practice characteristics is interesting, but when your player is clearly better during actual games, then maybe the emphasis should be directed elsewhere
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Like it or not, the age difference, the difference in experience, the difference in contract status, and various factors in practice and development will always factor into roster decisions.