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Originally Posted by O.city
I don't know. I used to think that, but I think coaching is far more important than given credit for sometimes.
I think it's more about matching talent with the right coaching, which is what the 9ers defense seems to be.
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I agree. You've got fundamentals coaches who make average players look pretty good. Marty's one of those. You have coaches like Jimmy Johnson and Phil Jackson, who were tremendous motivators (and took an extremely psychological approach to doing it). You've got coaches like Andy Reid, who players just love playing for.
It's not hard to see how important coaching is when you compare even an average coached team to a great coached team. And it's not just X's and O's. It's effort, it's not being sloppy, and it's consistency.