This Is Just Weird

11:50 am EST November 21st, 2006 | News | 10 Comments

Jack Del Rio, Jaguars head coach, wore a suit on the sidelines. Apparently he and Mike Nolan had to get a special exception from the NFL to do so.

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Frankly it pales in comparison to Hank “Matriculate The Ball Down The Field” Stram.

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10 Responses to “This Is Just Weird”

  1. Emily says:
    November 21, 2006 at 1:53 pm

    My dad had a joke about the parents who were aghast to learn their daughter went to a college where the men and the women matriculated in the same room.

  2. WhiteWhale says:
    November 21, 2006 at 1:58 pm

    Scobee won my fantasy game for me single-handedly. I honestly think you dress the part. If it suits you(haha…silence) then throw on the suit and if you want to look like a shlub like Belichek then great.
    Oliver,
    What happened to the fantasy league?

  3. William K. Wolfrum says:
    November 21, 2006 at 2:04 pm

    I want to see a Major League Baseball manager where a suit, ala Connie Mack from back in the day.

    I always thought that was pretty sweet. What other sport does the coach where the team uniform? It’s silly if you think about it.

    –WKW

  4. GravyPan says:
    November 21, 2006 at 2:29 pm

    I liked Nolan’s reasoning behind wanting to wear a suit. It did give him an authoritarian look reminiscient of Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi.

    The NFL should find a way to work out some agreement with Reebok as to allow more coaches to dress up if they choose to do so.

  5. michael says:
    November 21, 2006 at 2:51 pm

    I will not be satisfied until Belichick shows up on the sideline wearing the checkered fedora, a la Bear Bryant.

  6. Jay says:
    November 21, 2006 at 3:53 pm

    To me, the only sport where it looks natural for the coach/manager to wear a uniform is baseball. It would look silly for a guy in suit to walk out to the mound for a pitching change.

    However, can anybody picture Jeff Van Balki walking around in shorts and a tank-top?

    In addition, the NFL coaches look absurd wearing hoodies and warm-up suits.

  7. WhiteWhale says:
    November 21, 2006 at 3:55 pm

    Lets wait until Belechek is in the same league as Bear Bryant before we let him wear the houndstooth hat(checkered fedora).

  8. liberalrob says:
    November 21, 2006 at 6:01 pm

    The NBA coaches all wear suits and ties. The suit is handy for throwing at refs or into the stands.

    The NFL should let coaches wear whatever the hell they want, within reason. If you want to evoke Lombardi and Landry go for it (I note that both coaches who did so WON their games). If you want to look like a schlub in a team hoodie that’s OK too. Whatever the guy who pays your checks will allow.

    Just my opinion.

  9. nihilistic_disintegration says:
    November 21, 2006 at 6:21 pm

    The NFL should find a way to work out some agreement with Reebok as to allow more coaches to dress up if they choose to do so.

    Maybe Reebok should start making suits.

  10. Oliver Willis says:
    November 21, 2006 at 11:32 pm

    I’m holding out for the first coach to wear a Jack Abramoff style hat and trench coat. Coach Gibbs?