a great article on the San Francisco 49ers’ legendary coach Bill Walsh<\/a>, who invented the West Coast offense, won three Super Bowls with Joe Montana and Jerry Rice — and never enjoyed a minute of it. (The problem, in a word — control.)<\/p>\nAfter he retired, returned to coaching, and retired again, Walsh wrote an epic book that has become the secret bible of football: “550 pages, 1.8 inches thick, 3.2 pounds, loaded with charts, graphs and bullet points.” It sold out its first small run of 36,000 copies, but there was no interest in a reprint. It now sells — used — for over $1,000 a copy, and sits on the shelf of nearly every football coach. And yet, it introduces you to a life of misery and pain — even if you win.<\/p>\n
In a future post, we’ll present a different, far more Taoish coaching paradigm: that of Chip Kelly, who just left the Oregon Ducks to take his surprisingly philosophical approach to football into the NFL, as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.<\/p>\n
For now, enjoy Seth Wickersham’s gripping article on Walsh and his magnum opus. He may be Goofus to Chip Kelly’s Gallant, but it’s a great read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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