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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
Ray needs to become a defensive coach.  |
Yeah, but I worry about the disease I researched and named.
Mike Singletary syndrome.
Where a great player runs a team the wrong way and just splats against the wall ruining their legacy. I mean he was an awesome player, scary, dominating.
SF 49ers under Singletary as coach in 2010 was 5-10.
(edit:yeah 15 games, he was fired before the last week, they blew out the cards the last week by 30 points under an interim coach)
Under Harbaugh, with pretty much the same team, the next year they were 13-3, and almost (shoulda been
) NFC champs.
To sum it up, having outright skill, does not equate to being able to teach or lead.
(No disrespect to Mike Singletary intended, him and "the Fridge" made the bears a fun team to watch in my formative days.