Coaches Play Games
Last week Mike Tomlin surprised the world by revealing that he’s been building a city in minecraft for over a decade as a wind-down activity in his spare time. Then, at the urging of everyone, namely his own kids, he made a video detailing his city to the world a couple of night ago. It was, in no uncertain terms, a delight. He was making incredibly realistic buildings with ADA compliant bathrooms and proper lighting. It was hard to not immediately think of every dad or grandpa that you’ve ever met that built a model train set in the basement. Mike Tomlin has never felt more relatable.
It kinda made me wonder what sorts of video games would fit other coaches. Sean McVay seems like a gymrat. Andy Reid would enjoy games about food and cooking. Any coach that willingly joins a bad franchise probably has a souls-esque masochism streak. Howie Roseman probably likes pokemon because he wants to catch them all.
So many coaches are millennials now so the reality of them playing video games is pretty likely. You can’t tell me Mike McDaniel doesn’t have opinions on Zelda. One the hot young coaches was probably ranked on counterstrike for a time, like O’Connell or Ben Johnson. Demeco Ryans looks like he could be a fighting game guy. Liam Coen has gamer written all over him. Mike Vrabel probably knows several cheat codes. Every coach under 45 has at the very least played games with their kids.
I feel like the video game haters are the Harbaughs, Sean Payton, and Mike McCarthy. The Harbaughs would simply find them pointless (more so Jim, John might be okay with it), Payton would probably call you a pussy for liking them, and McCarthy seems like a guy who tried Mario Kart once and couldn’t finish a lap. Also, Jeff Halfley. He looks like an annoying hardass who thinks games make people soft. Seems like the kinda guy who’d take away your phone and tell you to go chop wood.
Jim Harbaugh does hate games now, but that’s because he’s a boomshoot purist. He could go toe-to-toe with Romero himself back in the day in Doom deathmatch.
Speaking of Jim this might be worth a look: https://www.thescore.com/ncaaf/news/982657/video-a-young-jim-harbaugh-stars-in-vintage-computer-game-ad
I know it wouldn’t be Belichick because games are fun, but I guarantee there’s a defensive mastermind somewhere who’s an absolute master at plugging holes and making lines in Tetris.
As much crap a we gave tomlin, as a minecrafter i can respect his world cuz its really cool.
I saw on comment on his video say that coaching AB made him so stressed he started playing Minecraft.
*Kyler
I choose to believe that’s on purpose. KOC wanted to run it back with Darnold and hasn’t fully “gotten to know” any of the QBs since.
Darn, he fixed it!
My favorite part of his video is he’s still doing coach press conference speak. And so forth, that’s what this area represents, certain aspects and areas.
Klint Kubiak has repeatedly told Mark Davis he’ll totally check out that visual novel series he keeps recommending. Probably in hour 25 of a self-imposed Factorio challenge run
That video was super relatable. Delightful even.
Coach Tomlin seems to have a really chill relationship with his kids. Apparently one of his sons created the music in the video while the other one edited it.
For some reason, KOC strikes me as someone who played a lot of extreme sports games growing up/in college
I’m thinking he built insane combos in the Tony Hawk series.
Now I’m obsessed with finding out Coach Coen’s gaming situation.
The internet yields no results about this topic. So, searching his Instagram follows the only non-sports related interests he follows are several Game of Thrones related pages. Beyond the obvious GOT games I’d suspect that he is into the Age of Empires franchise–given the medieval fantasy theming plus the resource management and strategy elements also often associated with being a head coach.
When I next talk to him, I’ll ask.
Mike Macdonald was talking about how he used to play Goldeneye during Hard Knocks. He’s also got an old arcade golf sim cabinet in his man cave. I could see him having scrimmed a bunch of Counter Strike back during 1.2
I too have considered that Big Dom might actually be the coach of the Eagles.
What coach would be into a gooner gacha game?
Sean Payton.
Fucking Zac Taylor plays Solitaire
Hafley won a race in Sonic Transformed but it listed him as second (this was an actual thing by the way, I got hit by it a lot), and he’s hated games ever since.
Orrrrrrrrrr maybe he’s just crap.
0-7.