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Thursday Transcript: Head Coach Ben McAdoo

Eric from BBI : Admin : 11/9/2017 4:21 pm
Head Coach Ben McAdoo

November 9, 2017

Q: How do you respond to anonymous player comments that you lost the team, players have given up and the team is going too hard on Saturday practices?

A: First things first, I have an open door policy. So, any player that has anything to say is welcome to come in the front door and talk. I had a couple conversations over the last couple of weeks and I welcome those conversations and the next thing is pretty simple. It’s hard to help a player when they don’t put their name on a quote. So, if they need some help, come see me. I’m the guy that can help them. The first day of training camp we get together and I talk about the difference between bitching and complaining. And there’s a difference to me. Nobody wants to be around a constant complainer. That doesn’t help the team, that doesn’t help the chemistry, that doesn’t help anything get any better. But, each player, maybe you have a bitch. And if you’ve got a bitch, I can understand that because if you don’t, I’m not doing it right.

Q: Personally, is it an affront to you at all when you see comments like that and somebody doesn’t put their name to it?

A: No, I don’t take things personal in this business. Everything I’m focused on is trying to put these guys in a position to be successful and put them in a position to win a game this week.

Q: Were the complaints in the anonymous comments ones that were brought to your attention in past conversations with players?

A: No, they were separate conversations.

Q: So, nothing that was in the anonymous quotes was addressed to you in the past?

A: Correct.

Q: Did you address the report with the players today?

A: What report? Anonymous quotes? No. I don’t know who to address it with. There’s no name on the quotes, so to me there’s nothing to address. Get some names on the quotes and I’ll find out who I need to help and then I’ll help them.

Q: Do anonymous quotes make you doubt that you have ‘talented men of integrity’ in the locker room?

A: Anonymous quotes can come from a lot of different places, it may not come from the 53[-man roster].

Q: So, you doubt that one of your players actually made the anonymous comments?

A: I’m not doubting it, I’m just saying I don’t know who it’s coming from. If I know who it’s coming from, I can address it.

Q: Is it true that you fine players more frequently than you did last year?

A: I don’t fine players, players fine themselves. We have rules in place, the standards aren’t going to change, we’re going to hold guys accountable. I don’t find fine players, they fine themselves.

Q: So, your discipline rules are the same as they were last season?

A: They are, yes.

Q: Is going 80 percent on Saturday practices the same that you did last year?

A: Same for three years. We’re on the field, usually, 48-53 minutes. Forty-eight to 53 minutes on Saturday, I believe.

Q: Have you heard anything about the Saturday practices from anyone over the last three years?

A: Yeah, some guys like it, some guys don’t. There’s a philosophy to it. I believe in it. I think building guys up on Wednesday and Thursday and touching a high load on Thursday is important. Bringing them back down on Friday, recovering them and touching a little bit of speed the day before the game will get you ready to ignite and get the energy and the speed going on Sundays.

Q: So, Saturdays are not a walk through, but maybe three-quarters speed?

A: It’s 80 percent, it’s launch day is what we call it. We talk about it when we get together right before the season starts and the philosophy of why we do it.

Q: Is the accusation that if someone is breaking a rule, you would not tell them to their face and fine the player inaccurate?

A: Again, I’m not sure what they’re referring to. I don’t have anything to add to that, other than I have an open door policy. If there’s anything that needs to be discussed, we can discuss it.

Q: It seems like the anonymous quotes were primarily from a defensive player9s). Are you concerned about the defense and will this impact the locker room?

A: I’m not concerned about it. I believe we have talented men of integrity in the locker room. I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times, I have confidence in the locker room, I believe in those guys. If a player needs help, my door’s open.

(INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT MCADOO RARELY ADDRESSES THE MEDIA ON THURSDAY)
huh?  
Les in TO : 11/9/2017 4:24 pm : link
"But, each player, maybe you have a bitch. And if you’ve got a bitch, I can understand that because if you don’t, I’m not doing it right."

Did McAdoo just call his players bitches?
Mcadictionary . . .  
nms24 : 11/9/2017 4:50 pm : link
needs an update
RE: huh?  
NorwoodWideRight : 11/9/2017 4:50 pm : link
In comment 13683976 Les in TO said:
Quote:
"But, each player, maybe you have a bitch. And if you’ve got a bitch, I can understand that because if you don’t, I’m not doing it right."

Did McAdoo just call his players bitches?


I think (I hope) the way it is transcribed is wrong. Replace Got a with gotta and there you go.
He's using the word bitch...  
Dan in the Springs : 11/9/2017 5:38 pm : link
as a synonym for gripe or complaint. If guys ain't complaining about something, then he's not doing his job right is what he's saying.

Interesting though. Guess he's aiming to piss guys off.
He's talking about having a problem with Mac.  
adamg : 11/9/2017 5:39 pm : link
It's not that complicated.

If you don't have an issue with Mac, he's not doing his job. That's what he's saying. He's pushing them hard is supposed to be the point.
Macs got 99 problems...  
KerrysFlask : 11/9/2017 8:52 pm : link
... But a bitch ain't one...
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