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Originally Posted by albionmoonlight
It seems like the perfect example of a post-hoc analysis thing.
Is Russell Wilson had won a bunch of games for the Broncos, then all of the Talking Heads on the morning shows would’ve been laughing it up and saying variations of “if your first ballot Hall of Fame quarterback wants an office? You give him an office!! You give him a parking spot!! You give him a puppy, if he wants a puppy!! We are talking about Russell Wilson, here, people!!!”
But because he did not win, everyone agrees that it was horrible mismanagement to let him have his own office, coaches, etc.
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That is why I asked what the positives were. I agree with what you are saying about the analysis after the fact. I just don't see what the positives are. The shadow coaching staff is not that big of a deal to me to be honest. I feel like all of these guys have someone outside the organization who they work with and that they trust more than some coaches in the organization. We've all see the cute stories about the old HS coach who saw a flaw in a player's mechanics and help fix their issues. It is the office that is the issue for me. Everyone gets it. He is the franchise QB and makes the most money. Supposedly, he is also a leader of the team IN THE LOCKER ROOM. I am pretty sure that they can find a regular old film room for these special film sessions if Russ requested one. Or even better, Wilson could bring the players over to his house bond and watch film there. Quarterbacks have been doing stuff like that my entire life.
I would not be shocked but I would be surprised to hear that other QBs have gotten offices at the team's facility. IIRC I think the TB12 guru used to have office space at the Pats facility. Unless he also had role as a scout or as the assistant GM or even serving some sort of internship for one of those jobs post career, I don't see the benefit. To me it is not necessary and has a greater chance of alienating the QB from rest of the group than whatever you get from those bonding sessions.