faba Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 By Terry Blount | ESPN.com RENTON, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll seemed a little stunned when told he was the clear winner in ESPN.com's NFL Nation Confidential question: "Which head coach would you most like to play for?" He also quickly saw an advantage to it. "I'm surprised by that," said Carroll, who received 23 percent of the votes in an anonymous survey. "But, hey, free agency is a big deal to us. Maybe that can help us down the road." NFL Nation reporters surveyed more than 320 players on a wide range of questions over a six-week period in November and December. Carroll was the most popular coaching choice with 72 votes. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin finished second with 44 votes (14 percent). Carroll is seen as the ultimate players' coach, but some might say he won the vote because he's viewed as being soft on players. Seahawks linebacker and team captain Heath Farwell said that perception isn't true. Farwell said Carroll is respected by players because of his clear teaching methods and his positive-reinforcement approach to coaching. "If you make a mistake, he uses that as a teachable moment," Farwell said. "Pete explains what you did wrong and how you can correct. If you do something wrong, he will say that's not acceptable by the organization and explain why. "We all make mistakes, but with Pete, it's about learning from it. He's not a talk-down-to-you or yell-at-you kind of coach." Carroll gets a little agitated when people assume he's some type of new-age guru who walks around practice every day chanting peace and love. But he's never had the old-school, drill-sergeant approach to coaching. "It's something that I think I've always done naturally, in respect to the players," Carroll said. "There are plenty of ways to adjust their play or be critical without doing it in the public eye. "But we're open around here. We're honest enough and straightforward enough that we can talk right to our guys about any issue in front of the rest of the team." Farwell said Carroll makes playing the game fun, but it isn't a party. The Seahawks didn't become Super Bowl contenders this season by goofing off. "We practice hard on every play and we work as hard as any team, or harder," Farwell said. "But it's a fun team to play on because Pete's always so positive. He's the biggest cheerleader on the sidelines. He coaches with passion, and that's why guys play hard for him." Carroll has no intention of emphasizing what a player does wrong. "We don't feel like we benefit from that," he said. "We want to tell them the best thing we can tell them as quickly as we can. It isn't necessary to scream at them or yell at them. There are other ways to do it. "The principle of it is we want to tell them, as soon as possible, exactly what they need to do to get it right. It's more about the correction than whatever the result was." Carroll said he appreciates the vote from the players, but the message to any player is a goal of excellence. "We're doing it with standards and expectations that are as high as you can get," he said. "I'm glad we've found a way to do it that guys appreciate it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Well Rex get recruiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Preposterous!!! I read right here on JN that players love teh Rex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Preposterous!!! I read right here on JN that players love teh Rex. That's funny, because Rex finished 4th in this poll, despite our misadventures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 I want to know who the 6.9% that like Bill Belichick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I want to know who the 6.9% that like Bill Belichick It's subversion. Belichick knows how to manipulate and make you buy into a system. And he wins. I'm surprised it was only 7 %. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewillie78 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Preposterous!!! I read right here on JN that players love teh Rex. Basically at 7%, so assuming you have lets say 60 players on the team, 10% would mean that 6 players like to play for Rex but given he is at 7%, that means about 5 players would prefer to play for REX. And I thought that his #1 virtue was that the players loved playing for him. remember that video in Miami of the players celebrating when it was announced that he was staying on? Turns out that all but 5 were faking that celebration. Hmmm......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastineau Lives Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Basically at 7%, so assuming you have lets say 60 players on the team, 10% would mean that 6 players like to play for Rex but given he is at 7%, that means about 5 players would prefer to play for REX. And I thought that his #1 virtue was that the players loved playing for him. remember that video in Miami of the players celebrating when it was announced that he was staying on? Turns out that all but 5 were faking that celebration. Hmmm......... ****, only 22 percent of Carroll's players want to play for him. And they're in the SUPER BOWL. What a bunch of ungrateful turds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 No more Dave & Busters- have to go high class- TGI Friday's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewillie78 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 ****, only 22 percent of Carroll's players want to play for him. And they're in the SUPER BOWL. What a bunch of ungrateful turds! That's about 12 out of 60. Plenty on both sides of the ball to keep your team fired up. Also, better odds that 1 of them is actually the QB, and as long as you have that guy in your corner, you should be fine. I'm sure with Belichick that one of the guys voting for him was BRADY and that's about all he needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I'm blaming state tax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Basically at 7%, so assuming you have lets say 60 players on the team, 10% would mean that 6 players like to play for Rex but given he is at 7%, that means about 5 players would prefer to play for REX. And I thought that his #1 virtue was that the players loved playing for him. remember that video in Miami of the players celebrating when it was announced that he was staying on? Turns out that all but 5 were faking that celebration. Hmmm......... Only 6 players want to play for Fox and Belichick too. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiFtheOracle Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Players coaches cant succeed...something something. Remember when this was Rex 4 years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiFtheOracle Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Also need to consider that Carrol has openly endorsed medical marijuana in the NFL. NFL players love to blaze and Carrol's cool with that, so in addition to being a roll with the punches, easy going, players coach who's team is winning...you can get blunted with him too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 That's funny, because Rex finished 4th in this poll, despite our misadventures. Everyone loves a drunken babysitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastineau Lives Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 That's about 12 out of 60. Plenty on both sides of the ball to keep your team fired up. Also, better odds that 1 of them is actually the QB, and as long as you have that guy in your corner, you should be fine. I'm sure with Belichick that one of the guys voting for him was BRADY and that's about all he needs. I'm going to assume that the question was "Which coach besides your own would you play for?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastineau Lives Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Anyone know Mr. Popular's numbers for 2010 and 2011 when the Seahawks were 7-9 for two years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Every douche has his day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 USC, LSU and Miami have the most former players on 2013 Week 1 NFL rosters The top 12 schools are as follows: 1. USC — 40 players 2. LSU — 39 3. Miami — 38 4. Georgia — 36 5. Florida State — 31 5. Texas — 31 7. Alabama — 30 7. Cal — 30 7. Tennessee — 30 10. Ohio State — 27 10. Oregon — 27 12. Florida — 26 http://college-football.si.com/2013/09/12/opening-weekend-nfl-rosters/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 USC, LSU and Miami have the most former players on 2013 Week 1 NFL rosters The top 12 schools are as follows: 1. USC — 40 players 2. LSU — 39 3. Miami — 38 4. Georgia — 36 5. Florida State — 31 5. Texas — 31 7. Alabama — 30 7. Cal — 30 7. Tennessee — 30 10. Ohio State — 27 10. Oregon — 27 12. Florida — 26 http://college-football.si.com/2013/09/12/opening-weekend-nfl-rosters/ And one USC QB with a headband. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 That's funny, because Rex finished 4th in this poll, despite our misadventures. THEY TOLD ME HE IS NUMBER #1!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Where is the love for Tom Coughlin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewillie78 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I'm going to assume that the question was "Which coach besides your own would you play for?"Are you sure? I think it was basically, which coach would you prefer to play for, and apparently 1 out of every 5 said Carroll. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewillie78 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Anyone know Mr. Popular's numbers for 2010 and 2011 when the Seahawks were 7-9 for two years? As a side note. If they asked this when Parcells was around, I doubt he would have gotten a vote. The players hated that guy, but boy could he motivate. Oh wait, LT would have voted for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgb Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 amazing what winning can do for popularity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Anyone know Mr. Popular's numbers for 2010 and 2011 when the Seahawks were 7-9 for two years? Pete Carroll, hes so hot right now. Pete Carroll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Where is the love for Tom Coughlin? That guy is like sooooooo 2010-2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 amazing what winning can do for popularity That is the story here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 It's subversion. Belichick knows how to manipulate and make you buy into a system. And he wins. I'm surprised it was only 7 %. That's because Wes Welker is running around telling everybody how much of a prick he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 USC, LSU and Miami have the most former players on 2013 Week 1 NFL rosters The top 12 schools are as follows: 1. USC — 40 players 2. LSU — 39 3. Miami — 38 4. Georgia — 36 5. Florida State — 31 5. Texas — 31 7. Alabama — 30 7. Cal — 30 7. Tennessee — 30 10. Ohio State — 27 10. Oregon — 27 12. Florida — 26 http://college-football.si.com/2013/09/12/opening-weekend-nfl-rosters/ Apparently only warm weather colleges produce NFL players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenseed4 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Wait, Darrell Bevell didn't make the list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Wait, Darrell Bevell didn't make the list? Still hasn't caught up to it being a Passing League? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Basically at 7%, so assuming you have lets say 60 players on the team, 10% would mean that 6 players like to play for Rex but given he is at 7%, that means about 5 players would prefer to play for REX. And I thought that his #1 virtue was that the players loved playing for him. remember that video in Miami of the players celebrating when it was announced that he was staying on? Turns out that all but 5 were faking that celebration. Hmmm......... That's about 12 out of 60. Plenty on both sides of the ball to keep your team fired up. Also, better odds that 1 of them is actually the QB, and as long as you have that guy in your corner, you should be fine. I'm sure with Belichick that one of the guys voting for him was BRADY and that's about all he needs. Was this post intended to make sure that not one single other word you say about Rex Ryan is ever taken seriously again? Because if so, it's a job well done. Your analysis of these numbers could not possibly be more wrong in every imaginable way. For starters, the poll is based on 320 players, so applying this to the entire Jets' roster has absolutely no merit to it whatsoever. If we assume that it's an equal division of players amongst the teams (which is probably safe considering the nice round number that was used), you're talking about 10 players per team. Based on that percentage, Rex received votes from 23 of the players polled, which could very possibly mean that all 10 of the Jets players voted for him AND another 13 players from other teams in addition to that. That means 4.2% of the non-Jets players polled would choose Rex over any other coach (including their current coach), which is a percentage better than all but 8 coaches in the league even when they're INCLUDING their own players in their numbers. If you want to assume that some of the Jets players would have voted against him, that number only goes up. If you similarly analyze all coaches based on eliminating their own players from the number and assuming they all voted for their own coach (which is actually not possible for anyone ranked lower than John Harbaugh), Rex of course lands at the same #4 spot he was originally ranked at. If you think Rex is a poor coach that's your prerogative, but your desperate attempts to distort these facts to fit your agenda is baseless nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewillie78 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Was this post intended to make sure that not one single other word you say about Rex Ryan is ever taken seriously again? Because if so, it's a job well done. Your analysis of these numbers could not possibly be more wrong in every imaginable way. For starters, the poll is based on 320 players, so applying this to the entire Jets' roster has absolutely no merit to it whatsoever. If we assume that it's an equal division of players amongst the teams (which is probably safe considering the nice round number that was used), you're talking about 10 players per team. Based on that percentage, Rex received votes from 23 of the players polled, which could very possibly mean that all 10 of the Jets players voted for him AND another 13 players from other teams in addition to that. That means 4.2% of the non-Jets players polled would choose Rex over any other coach (including their current coach), which is a percentage better than all but 8 coaches in the league even when they're INCLUDING their own players in their numbers. If you want to assume that some of the Jets players would have voted against him, that number only goes up. If you similarly analyze all coaches based on eliminating their own players from the number and assuming they all voted for their own coach (which is actually not possible for anyone ranked lower than John Harbaugh), Rex of course lands at the same #4 spot he was originally ranked at. If you think Rex is a poor coach that's your prerogative, but your desperate attempts to distort these facts to fit your agenda is baseless nonsense. That seems a bit more complicated than need be. I simply based it on the percentages that were provided, and simple math gives you the numbers that I came up with. It seems to me that anytime I come up with a valid analysis of the data that is provided, without the knowledge of any of the assumptions that you made in your analysis, that you immediately form the conclusion that my analysis is "agenda driven", which may be true, but in this case, the numbers don't lie. Speaking of Agenda, are you disappointed that a former coach of the Jets who was jettisoned out of this town faster than anyone not named tebow, was far ahead of your Savior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I think just shows you how important winning is. Was Carrol even remotely as popular outside of Seattle the 3 and 4 years ago when he was turning over the roster and not winning? Probably not. I think it's a testament to Rex that he's still liked even though he hasn't been winning as much the last few years. I'd like to see this poll after some of the teams struggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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