So, you're Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt.
You're hard at work, trying to put together a roster, draw up a few new plays, figure out how in hell "coach up" Matt Leinart to replace the retired star quarterback Kurt Warner.
Then you're called away from your work to explain to Darnell Dockett, your 28-year-old defensive tackle, presumably an adult, why taking a shower for all the world to see over the Internet isn’t a good idea — even if you win a $1,000 bet by doing so.
“Obviously, we weren't real excited when (the online video) came out," Whisenhunt said. "We don't discourage our players from having interaction with our fans. In fact, we think it's important. But there's also a right way and wrong way to do it.”
Dockett seemed to get Whisenhunt's message.
"It's a learning experience for me," Dockett said. "I've never been in trouble, I've never been in the news or on gossip sites or things like that. I apologize to all the kids, everybody in the community who looks up to me. I apologize to my team. I walked by each player individually and apologized. I got to do better things than that.”
One would hope so.
As for Whisenhunt — and every other coach in the NFL — may we recommend a course in psychology, child psychology.
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