Press Box or Sideline?

Let’s face it: whether you’re coaching in the NFL or the local youth league, the sideline can be a dangerous neighborhood. No one is safe as aggressive athletes, wearing suits of armor and running full speed, hurtle toward their destinations with violent intent. Usually they knock the spit out of each other, but every once in a while, they end up plowing into the innocent crowd on the sideline, scattering coaches, players and officials like bowling pins. Ever been one of those bowling pins? Former Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer has been there and done that, back in the mid-1980s, and suffered a knee injury when a Missouri player rolled into him on the sideline. Current East Carolina defensive coordinator Tim Rose experienced a similar fate this season, suffering a knee injury during a kickoff return in the TCU game. “The tackler and the ball carrier were coming toward me,” Rose