Every year bad teams try to persuade an analyst or a commentator to come out of retirement and resurrect an underachieving franchise. Every year this experiment ends in disaster. Here are the 5 reasons it's always better to stay in the booth:
1. The booth is safer. In the booth you can look like a genius. You have the benefit of replay and you can second guess every decision with no consequence. The bullets aren't live.
2. You only miss the competition. Coaches miss the challenge of coaching but they don't miss the travel, the politics, and the pressure that comes with it.
3. The game passed you by. If you've been out of coaching more than 3 years and you're over 50 years old don't even think about it. You can't relate to the players and the game is played differently than you remember.
4. You don't realize how good you have it. Booth guys don't have much responsibility and only have to worry about a few games. That's a far cry from having to worry about every team for a whole season.
5. Your spot may be gone. If you leave your cushy job to see if the grass is truly greener on the other side there's no guarantee your seat will be there after you get fired or burn out.
hi! read your guest post on butler way. i'll admit, i'm not a hardcore sports fan but your posts are well written. plus, if your name's really cleavie wonder, then, well, that's just awesome. :)
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