[PersonalLegend]

One of the reasons I so admired Bill Walsh--not just his football acumen--but the way he treated his players like professionals.

Haha.  I assume you never saw Bill in action vs. on TV.  Bill's style was, indeed, highly professional...and savage at the same time. Bill was not at all above calling out, embarrassing, f-bombing, etc. etc. etc. 

There's a time for every kind of pressure from coaches.  Some coaches use certain kinds of pressure too much, leading to the vile stories in this thread.  Today's players also are trained to look for the insult in every interaction, so there's that.

[PersonalLegend]

One of the reasons I so admired Bill Walsh--not just his football acumen--but the way he treated his players like professionals.

Haha.  I assume you never saw Bill in action vs. on TV.  Bill's style was, indeed, highly professional...and savage at the same time. Bill was not at all above calling out, embarrassing, f-bombing, etc. etc. etc. 

There's a time for every kind of pressure from coaches.  Some coaches use certain kinds of pressure too much, leading to the vile stories in this thread.  Today's players also are trained to look for the insult in every interaction, so there's that.