If a man played football on Bear Bryant's team and said that his best skill as a player was that he was "coachable", what would that mean?

You know someone that played for Bear Bryant??!! He's one of the greatest. I used to keep one of his quotes on the wall at my office at work. My grandfather was a defense coordinator at a small college and also coached HS so I have a little bit of insight into coaching.

Anyway, if the guy was coachable, it would mean that first the guy can listen to the coach, hear what he is being told and translate that information into action. A guy can have a lot of talent but if he doesn't listen to the coach then he's not that useful to the team.

Coachable would definitely be a good trait in my mind!!

The guys who played or coached football can probably give you a lot more insight.



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