Tice fires team up with halftime locker room speech
Apparently, Coach Tice fired his team up with a negative reinforcement speech at halftime of the Vikings game against the Packers. It’s that speech that Tice believes may have turned the tide and stoked the Vikings come from behind win.
No one seems to be talking about what was said in this speech, so we’ll have to do some improvising and use our imagination. As you’re wondering what may have been said, I’ll set the stage and give you points to ponder. The Vikings were 1-4, their coach was voted one of the worst in the league by NFL fans, prior to the start of the season they were Super Bowl contenders, a plethora of players have had legal troubles and used questionable judgment, and their coach is likely on the chopping block. Also, keep in mind that, by his estimation, Tice used a negative tone for the first time in two years.
Tice starts, “Guys, I don’t know if any of you have looked at the scoreboard, but we’re down in this game and we’re going to lose if you don’t shape up. My mentor, Denny Green, once said, “When you got two teams and both of um want to win. When that happens, only one of um can.” “Now let’s turn this thing around!”
As several players look at each other dumbfounded, Coach Tice turns up the heat and let’s them have it. “Darn it guys! (as he snaps his pencil, to the gasp of Daunte and others) I’m going to lose my f’ing job. I can’t coach, the fans don’t like me, my players don’t respect me, and I don’t even get a courtesy invite to a party aboard a prostitute filled boat.” As halftime ends, Tice screams at his players, “Now, damn it, let’s go out there and win one for the Gifford!”
“Coach”, Matt Birk says as the players walk back onto the field, “It’s win one for the Gipper, not Gifford. You’re thinking about Frank Gifford. The quote you’re referring to is actually from the retelling of the last conversation famed Notre Dame head coach Knute Rockne had with the greatest player he'd ever coached; George Gipp…”
In the end, the team goes onto win the game against the Packers. 80 years from now, during halftime, some NFL head coach, somewhere with his team trailing will whisper to one of his assistants, “I’m pulling a play out of famed Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Tice’s playbook.” To the team, “Guys, I don’t know if any of you have looked at the scoreboard…”
No one seems to be talking about what was said in this speech, so we’ll have to do some improvising and use our imagination. As you’re wondering what may have been said, I’ll set the stage and give you points to ponder. The Vikings were 1-4, their coach was voted one of the worst in the league by NFL fans, prior to the start of the season they were Super Bowl contenders, a plethora of players have had legal troubles and used questionable judgment, and their coach is likely on the chopping block. Also, keep in mind that, by his estimation, Tice used a negative tone for the first time in two years.
Tice starts, “Guys, I don’t know if any of you have looked at the scoreboard, but we’re down in this game and we’re going to lose if you don’t shape up. My mentor, Denny Green, once said, “When you got two teams and both of um want to win. When that happens, only one of um can.” “Now let’s turn this thing around!”
As several players look at each other dumbfounded, Coach Tice turns up the heat and let’s them have it. “Darn it guys! (as he snaps his pencil, to the gasp of Daunte and others) I’m going to lose my f’ing job. I can’t coach, the fans don’t like me, my players don’t respect me, and I don’t even get a courtesy invite to a party aboard a prostitute filled boat.” As halftime ends, Tice screams at his players, “Now, damn it, let’s go out there and win one for the Gifford!”
“Coach”, Matt Birk says as the players walk back onto the field, “It’s win one for the Gipper, not Gifford. You’re thinking about Frank Gifford. The quote you’re referring to is actually from the retelling of the last conversation famed Notre Dame head coach Knute Rockne had with the greatest player he'd ever coached; George Gipp…”
In the end, the team goes onto win the game against the Packers. 80 years from now, during halftime, some NFL head coach, somewhere with his team trailing will whisper to one of his assistants, “I’m pulling a play out of famed Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Tice’s playbook.” To the team, “Guys, I don’t know if any of you have looked at the scoreboard…”
posted by Buddy Grant at 6:41 PM
1 Comments:
People will be calling for Tice's head after this Sunday's game. The Panthers are coming off of a Bye and will beat us by 20 pts. because we suck on the road, especially on grass. All of the negativity will be rekindled and the investigation into the Love Cruise will be front page news.
Paul Edinger
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