Posted by derrr on September 10, 2003 at 09:48:50:
In Reply to: Re: Disappointment in fans posted by mr on September 07, 2003 at 15:22:56:
> > > It's seems kind of ironic that all of you that post messages, which
take
> > cheap shots at the Kittanning Football Team's coaches, are so quick
to
> > tear the coaches down when they are not around to defend themselves.
I
> > played for Harry Beckwith for his final 2 seasons as head coach at
> > Kittanning and I played for Sam Panchick during his 1st season as
head
> > coach. I have a very good feeling (because I talk to people like
you, who
> > tear them down, all the time) that you people have never even played
a
> > game of organized football in your life, let alone coach a game of
> > organized football. Kittanning has assembled probably the best
coaching
> > staff I have ever seen. But you people couldn't possibly know that
> > because you've never been coached by them. All you people do is sit
in
> > the stands and criticize, but when asked for solutions to the things
you
> > find wrong, you are speechless. See, you people can offer
meaningless
> > solutions like, "bring Harry back" but that is all those solutions
will
> > ever be. What about a more concrete solution like, "maybe the
coaches can
> > only do so much, before the players just have to go out and do
exaclty as
> > they are coached to do." See that's what's happening, they are
coached
> > perfectly, they just aren't executing like they should be. If you
want to
> > put blame on someone, put blame on the players. The players know
this,
> > and if you are optimistic ( which it's seems you people aren't), they
will
> > come together and win. See, you "criticizers" have no room to talk
at
> > all, because you'll never been coached by these coaches. In fact, I
> > suggest that if you don't like what you see, don't come to the games;
> > because we don't want you there if you aren't going to support those
guys
> > on that field. And by the way, Chad Cravenor is not the answer and
he is
> > not better than Bothel or Stitt. I've played with all 3 of them, so
I
> > would know, and you people wouldn't. I'll leave you with something
that
> > Harry Beckwith told me one time, " you only need 1 play the entire
game as
> > long as you execute that play the way you are coached." The players
are
> > taught every possible situation they will come up against; the only
thing
> > left for them to do is execute.
> > Well spoken young man!!
>
> a great eye opener !