Seahawks Fire Coach After 5-11 Season

Today the Seattle Seahawks fired their Head Coach following a 5-11 season that was filled with adversity, player injury, poor team cohesion, inept play on the field, etc. Of course all the media that covered the story were all over the now-former HC's case about how he failed, and what a mistake it was for the team to bring him on as Head Coach, and how happy a number of players were about his being fired.

I just had to take the opportunity to once again point out the incongruity of the entire situation in regards to the overall responsibility of the HC versus the players. The following was my response to the Seattle PI article...

"I wrote an earlier response on this subject in which I postulated that teams should be heavily fining the players for their lack of execution on the field.

After all, a Head Coach can only prep the team for the games. After that, it is entirely in the players hands as to the outcome of the game. I can already hear all the boo-birds clattering about a Head Coaches responsibilities...blah, blah, blah.

The fact of the matter is, it was the PLAYERS who failed to execute the expected performance of their jobs. It was the PLAYERS who seemingly refused to band together and overcome the ineptitude on the field. It was the PLAYERS who failed the fans week after dismal week. It was the PLAYERS who failed to rise up, accept responsibility for their poor play, and then go do something about it.

Yes, we heard Housh week after tiring week telling us how much he wanted the ball; only to miss his routes, drop catchable passes, etc. Matt Hasselbeck was also telling the press about rising up; but when it came to game time, he was as inept as his receivers.

A Head Coach can only do so much to get players to work as a team. After that, it is completely up to the individual players to meld into one cohesive unit. If they fail to do that, well...just look at this year as a prime example.

Contrary to popular sentiment, a Head Coach is NEVER fully responsible for a team's win/loss record. The players should be faulted as well.

Mora DOES bear responsibility...to a degree. After that, it is the PLAYERS themselves who should be losing their jobs."

*(side note--the two responses I got to my posting both defended the poor play of the players by completely laying blame on Jim Mora, the now ex-Head Coach. The respondents (who replied as unregistered users, of course!) are so blind in their placing blame that they don't see the players as having any fault whatsoever. They are probably the same fans who praise the players for a great season, too.)

Wins=Player Effort. Losing = Bad Coaching. Hmmm...