Coaches Round Table

During football games, do the coaches ever listen to the announcers for ideas?

Is there someone on a coaching staff who watches the game on TV or listens to the radio while the game is playing, to see what they recommend, though not always right, but sometimes they have good ideas, and a different insight on a coaches decision, such as challenging a play, clock management, players on the opposite team they may want to expose, keys to winning, etc. Just wondering.

Public Comments

1. Yes because they have coachs up in the box about ten feet away. So they use what they say sometimes.
2. Great observation and the answer is yes, although at times I wonder why. I think at times certain head coaches would accept an idea from a fortune cookie if they thought it would help win the game.
3. no because they get tired of them trying to play coach
4. They don't actually hear the announcers. All they hear is the coaches from upstairs in the booth pointint out various weaknesses and stuff.
5. No. The game is too fast paced for the coaching staff to be looking for ideas from the announcers. The coaches have spent at least a week making a game plan and rarely do they deviate from it. Some teams that script their first 10 - 25 plays stick to their scripts no matter what.
6. They would be stupid if they did. I know more about football than most football announcers.
7. I realize some coaches seem pretty stupid, but I don't think any of them are stupid enough to listen to the announcers. Them that can coach do, them that can't talk about it.