Pappy Frog
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Carroll once worked for Bud Grant in Minnesota, one of the league's old-salt coaches who believed you lost a game for every rookie you played. But during Carroll's time at USC, he not only began to play his younger players, but he embraced the concept.
"The kids were so talented and they were so good that to make them sit on the sideline and not play and participate was a mistake," Carroll said. "We learned that if you engaged guys early and you gave them chances to participate and you chose to give them things that they were good at, they could progress faster."
Rookie, if you're good, you play.
--Seattle Times excerpt
"The kids were so talented and they were so good that to make them sit on the sideline and not play and participate was a mistake," Carroll said. "We learned that if you engaged guys early and you gave them chances to participate and you chose to give them things that they were good at, they could progress faster."
Rookie, if you're good, you play.
--Seattle Times excerpt
