Phil Taylor on Dungy

I find all the discussion on him to be overblown. The truth is that the media asks Tony what he thinks.  He answers. People get mad (often for no reason).  If it seems like he’s always offering his opinion on moral issues, it’s just because the media always asks his opinion.

Give Dungy credit at least for carving out an original role in his broadcast work. We hardly needed another ex-coach cackling and back-slapping on the pregame shows, or spouting clichés while he waits to get back on the sideline. What Dungy lacks in flash he makes up for in substance. Agree with him or don’t, but give him points as well for raising some of the big questions. Listen to Dungy for a while, and you may find yourself examining your own ideas of fairness or redemption, of retribution versus rehabilitation, not just how to attack the two-deep zone.

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