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Paul Raich's avatar

Kind of thought that Peyton Manning, you and your dad all went too far. It seems that Peyton has never been to a professional hockey and couldn’t see that being an NHL goaltender might be every bit as challenging and pressure filled as a NFL QB. Your dad went too far in calling the QB the coach on the field. Yeah sure Kenny Stabler or Terry Bradshaw called their own plays but today’s all the plays are signaled in. The coach on the field doesn’t exist anymore. Where I thought you were right is the today’s safety, defensive end or line backer really needs to know what every player in the system is doing. Where I think the QB is more challenging is there is substantially greater scrutiny so when you make a mistake everyone in the stadium sees it. I do think the reads and progressions and then making a good throw with proper footwork and mechanics for is tougher than say a corner and what they do. Of course, this is a subjective take and I could easily be wrong.

Last, you totally let down the Special Ed teacher. They have 1/3 of the students but substantially more paperwork and more challenging students than the general education teachers. As a result, SpecEd teachers have higher turnover and are harder to replace. So it might make sense to pay them at a higher grade. In the end, you might have a more efficient grade school..

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Michael Felder's avatar

Damn it that is a great point on the special ed and I am so upset I didn't think about that. On my next interaction I am absolutely going to make sure that is a point of note.

I have been thinking about the QB thing a lot and I think you make great points. I also realized last night that we're confusing scarcity with difficulty. Thanks for always interacting.

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Ben B's avatar

Tough shit on the 4th down and not wanting accolades. You saw a problem (potential long-term health issues and being there for your family/kid) and solved the problem (shed a straw weight fighter). That's coaching and good coaching deserves credit.

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Gail M's avatar

I'm really glad that the principal turned out to be the kind you'd want.

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