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Dianna Russini

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
3753 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

And the best game managers that I've covered have help.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

They have somebody telling them in their ear what to do, when to go for it, what the odds are.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

And then you mix that with gut and feel for the game.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

And look, even some of the coaches that I respect at the highest level, Sean Payton on Sunday.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

still makes mistakes, especially if you're a play caller.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

And I do think that that is something to keep in mind when we're watching some of these organizations that have success.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

Are they the play callers?

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

Because to call plays and be the head coach, I'm always going to say that's really hard.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

And keep that in mind, too, in this coaching cycle.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

These are questions being asked.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

Are you going to call plays or not?

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

And most teams don't really want their head coach being involved in play calls because of this situation.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

It costs games and it costs the Broncos a game.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

It does.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

But think there is so much on the desk of a head coach in terms of what they only have so much time in the day.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

So what are they going to invest in?

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

And so from, from what I understand, and even from covering Rabel in Tennessee, as much as I did,

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

They put significant amount of time in obsessing over game situations and even the officials, like they study the officials and are a little over the top with the details of that.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

I'd be curious to see how many head coaches are doing it at that level because you see it in the game.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: A Little Steam (feat. Dianna Russini)

There's they practice it and then it reveals itself when the pressure is on and they don't make a lot of mistakes.