Let me try a different approach: can you cite me one instance in high school, college or professional football, baseball, basketball where a practice was cancelled after just starting because one player got injured? not from weather like lightening
Let me ask you another question: Your starting QB goes down the week before season starts, dont you think it would be wise to get his back up some more practice with the entire starting squad? What happens when you're out of sync as a team on offense? More injuries are a possibility.
Let me ask you another question: when your players are reacting viscerally to such an event as this injury, throwing up, weeping, turning away and swearing, do think it wise to say "OK boys that's a wrap, see you next week"? Or would it be better to show some leadership, get the team back on the horse and soldier on, like a true leader should? that's what I mean by unable to cope
Speaking of overreacting, I think, and I guess its just me, that the coach handled this a bit overboard and it sounds to me from the quotes in your link that he may be reacting to cover with all this "head in the sand" and "tail between the legs" crap. Cuz thats what happened yesterday when he called it quits and went a weeping on TV
I mean, what would Bud Grant have done?
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