Peyton Manning gives hilarious thoughts on coaching one day
Anytime the Tennessee Vols are going through a coaching search — which has been far too often over the last 14 years — there are inevitably fans who bring up Peyton Manning's name. The Vols legend is a beloved figure in East Tennessee. And he possesses one of the best football minds on the planet. […]
Anytime the Tennessee Vols are going through a coaching search — which has been far too often over the last 14 years — there are inevitably fans who bring up Peyton Manning's name.
The Vols legend is a beloved figure in East Tennessee. And he possesses one of the best football minds on the planet.
But that doesn't mean he'd be a good coach.
There's a big difference between playing football at a high level and coaching at a high level.
And Peyton admits that he wouldn't be great at coaching at a high level. Or even at a lower level — like his son's sixth-grade football team.
"I'm the offensive coordinator on my son's sixth-grade football team," said Manning recently. "We got beat in OT on Saturday. A couple of my players asked me why I ran the ball so much in the red zone. I think coaching in my future is also out because hearing that from a couple of sixth-graders was tough."
I've always said that the one thing that would keep Peyton from being a good football coach is his lack of patience.
Manning was a demanding teammate — do it right or don't do it all. But that's part of what made him so great. He expected everyone's best. And that's certainly what an elite coach does as well, but there has to be some patience — especially with young players.
Peyton is much better suited to own a franchise (one day), do some television work (the ManningCast is a fantastic production), and cheer on his Volunteers.
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