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Article: Ball Coach never really learned NFL game.(SPORTS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 31, 2003
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Byline: Bob Cohn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Not long after he was hired as coach of the Washington Redskins nearly two years ago, someone asked Steve Spurrier what he knew of the NFL. The former quarterback, a quarter-century removed from his last game in the league and having not spent a single minute as an NFL coach, answered honestly. "I don't pretend to know that much about it," he said.
Cynics might say nothing has changed. Not true. Spurrier eventually learned at least one thing - he simply was not cut out for the job. As noted by Clint Eastwood as "Dirty Harry," a man has got to know his limitations.
But give Spurrier this: The Ball Coach is ...