During the twenty-first century team meeting, Sean McDermott gave thanks to the 9/11 terrorists on their ability to communicate.

During the twenty-first century team meeting, Sean McDermott gave thanks to the 9/11 terrorists on their ability to communicate.

The excerpt, which Pro Football Talk posted, said, “McDermott’s morning address began innocuously at St. John Fisher College in Pittsford, N.Y.”

“He emphasized to the team as a whole that they must unite. However, according to insiders, he then employed an odd model: the terrorists of September 11, 2001.
He mentioned the hijackers as an example of a group of individuals who were able to coordinate well enough to plan assaults with precision.

A young athlete made a deliberate attempt to respond. What do you believe to have been their main challenge? “TSA,” a veteran said, thankfully defusing the situation.”

Though this should go without saying, let me say it anyway: It is never a good idea to use the terrorists that hijacked airplanes or killed 2,977 innocent people as a group with aspirational skills.

Football coaches should be aware that forcing their players to attend meetings where the 9/11 terrorists receive praise for having similar strategies will not inspire them, and that terrorists should never be utilized as models of organization and skill.

“At St. John Fisher College in Pittsford, N.Y., McDermott’s morning address began pleasantly enough,” writes Dunne.

“He emphasized to the team as a whole that they must unite. However, according to insiders, he then employed an odd model: the terrorists of September 11, 2001.

He mentioned the hijackers as an example of a group of individuals who were able to coordinate well enough to plan assaults with precision. McDermott began questioning each person in the room one by one.

Locals will remember the story of a woman purposefully driving into the river that empties into the falls in December 2021,” Dunne said. After drifting down the Niagara River, her car got stuck on a rock approximately fifty yards from the edge.

McDermott assembled a speech after studying it. The coach gave an account of how Coast Guard personnel made every effort to safeguard the woman. He intensified the tension.

The players hung on for a thrilling conclusion, but nothing happened. According to him, the woman passed away. Story ends here. Some players were biting their tongues, trying desperately not to chuckle at the total lack of a point.

Citing the hijackers, McDermott emphasized the significance of communication. An hour later, McDermott held another team meeting to apologize to the players for how his message was perceived.

Following the disclosure of McDermott’s remarks from the 2019 training camp meeting in a post by NFL journalist Tyler Dunne on Substack, the player announced on Thursday that he will repeat the action with his current squad.

We’ll make reference to the team meeting that was mentioned. At the podium, McDermott stated, “My goal for the meeting that afternoon was to talk about the value of communication and alignment with the team.

“I apologized before the team right away after realizing that I should not have included 9/11 in my communication that day. In addition to being a terrible chapter in our nation’s history, 9/11 also marked the passing of a close family friend for me.

To be completely honest with you, this particular item is very important gonna me and something I consider very seriously, so I’m not here to talk about the piece that’s out there or the other things that are discussed,” he said.

It is obvious that McDermott realizes now, in 2023, that it was a horrible idea to commend the terrorists on 9/11 for their ability to plan and communicate. He believed that holding a team meeting was a good attempt back in 2021.