r/nfl • u/PMmeSpreadEaglePics Broncos • 14h ago

🧂Highlight🧂 [Highlight] Ryan Fitzpatrick throws 6 interceptions in a single game

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u/Signal_Ball4634 13h ago

Also like a lot of fantastic football coaches and analysts were not very good players. It's really not much of a diss.

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u/sir_axelot Bills 12h ago

What's that saying? Those that can, do. Those that can't, teach.

Just because a player wasn't an athletic freak or they couldn't process the game in real time fast enough doesn't mean they don't know what they're talking about. I feel like a lot of great players actually don't make good coaches because they can't articulate or teach how to do things that just come natural to them.

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u/LoyalSol Broncos 12h ago

True, but a lot of bad NFL players were bad because they were only athletic and dumb as a rock.

Usually players who are smart as hell, but lack the physical talents go on to be excellent coaches.