KOC is great with the Xs and Os (despite the running game woes), but his coaching super power in my opinion is still his emotional intelligence and sincerity. So many phony coaches out there trying to project an image to the team and the media that the players can see right through. KOC somehow manages to come off as entirely sincere at all times, even if he is throwing around corporate business jargon like “standpoint perspective” that would get an immediate eye roll coming from anybody else. Getting Kirk and Darnold to shed several layers of psychological hang ups to perform the way they did is so impressive. We can bitch about a lot of little things, but he’s an amazing coach and is fun as hell to root for.
KOC is great with the Xs and Os (despite the running game woes), but his coaching super power in my opinion is still his emotional intelligence and sincerity. So many phony coaches out there trying to project an image to the team and the media that the players can see right through. KOC somehow manages to come off as entirely sincere at all times, even if he is throwing around corporate business jargon like “standpoint perspective” that would get an immediate eye roll coming from anybody else. Getting Kirk and Darnold to shed several layers of psychological hang ups to perform the way they did is so impressive. We can bitch about a lot of little things, but he’s an amazing coach and is fun as hell to root for.