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Super Bowl Coaches
The Super Bowl is where NFL players get to take their game to the biggest stage and showcase it to everyone. While players could set records in the regular season, it means nothing if they don’t produce in the big game. It’s also a chance for players to make fans forget about a mediocre season. Players’ careers are sometimes judged on whether or not they have won a Super Bowl, and how they perform in that game. What goes unnoticed many times is the man in charge of the players. NFL coaches are sometime forgot about during the game, their preparation and decision making is one of the most important factors in who wins. While they can’t win a MVP or make the game winning field goal, they are the ones responsible for putting those who do in the right situations. When the team loses the coach is the one who gets all the blame, and when the team wins the coach never seems to get enough credit.
This year Super Bowl XLII will see two familiar faces come back for another shot at glory. Bill Belichick will bring his undefeated New England Patriots for the 4th time in 7 years, winning the previous three. They will go up against the surprising New York Giants led by Tom Coughlin. The Giants started the season at 0 – 2, and nobody thought they were capable of making it all the way to the Super Bowl. While Coughlin and Belichick are both thought of as grumpy old men, Coughlin was beginning to wear on his players and his stay with the team was starting to look like it was in doubt. But his ability to manage the team through key injuries to their running backs and Eli Manning’s struggles at the beginning of the year has everyone buying back into his ways. Across the field Belichick has everyone buying into his system. There is no doubt that the man expects the best out of all his players and coaches. Belichick is maybe one of the smartest men to ever lead a team into battle. His ability to game plan to the other teams weaknesses, and his players ability to execute, might make him the best NFL coach ever.
One of the most important things for a coach to do is get his team mentally prepared for the game. Because the Super Bowl is on such a big stage, it can bring a lot of distractions. This could be a big struggle for the Giants, as they only return 2 players from XXXV. The Patriots on the other hand are a team full of veterans who know exactly what it takes to get ready for this game. On top of all this each coach will have to try and come up with a game plan to stop the other team. Having just played each other on the final weekend of the regular season will make it harder because both teams know what to expect. I see two deciding factors this year being whether or not Tom Brady will be able to get Randy Moss involved, and if the Giants can get pressure on a maybe injured Brady. So come next Sunday either Belichick will lead another group to victory, or Coughlin will find a way to do the improbable and take down the undefeated Patriots.
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