Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: Dr. Sivana
When you look at records for most losses in any sport, you'll usually find that the record holders are actually among the best at the position. Look at the all-time leaders among baseball pitchers in losses, or among hockey goaltenders. You'll find a lot of Hall of Famers at the top of these lists.

There's a simple reason for this: In order to set a record like that you have to be good enough to hang around for a long time.

In Fisher's case, I suspect he's lost a lot of games just because he's usually been coaching teams that aren't very talented. I would just ask how many really disappointing seasons he has had, where he was coaching a very talented team but failed to have them play up to their high expectations.

90 posted on 12/27/2016 11:43:17 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 65 | View Replies ]


To: Alberta's Child

Fisher’s lifetime is barely above .500. Dan Reeves has a better record than that. The Rams gave him five years, and a LOT of control and draft picks to shape the team as he saw fit. Five years later, the team is as bad or worse than when he got it. The Titans also failed to improve in his last years.

In the game before he got fired, it was clear that he lost the players themselves.


93 posted on 12/27/2016 12:52:26 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 90 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson