... coaches are leaders that: (1) develop a comprehensive plan, (2) communicate it, (3) convince players to buy into it, and (4) admit mistakes. They let their staff design plays. Brad Childress has been a successful head coach for the Minnesota Vikings. His won-loss records have improved each season by two games to 12-4, and in the playoffs. He uses simple schemes that rely on his players’ athletic, more than cognitive, skills: (1) a newer West Coast Offense still with precision passing to short crossing routes but also with power running behind inside zone blocking, and (2) base Tampa-2 defense. Still, he should avoid making so many simple mistakes that last season cost the team tough games against the Browns and Packers, lucky wins ver...

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