Can Former Players Coach?

If you are a Hall of Fame player, most people believe those qualities that you have that made you great as a player would be the same qualities that would make you a great coach. History has shown this is not the case, it is harder for these guys to coach because they paid attention to such detail and have demanded so much from themselves and their teammates that it is difficult for them to translate it to their players and get them to play the game at a high level. This is especially true in football, where playing the game at a high level and coaching it normally don't go hand in hand. I found this article interesting from Sports Illustrated where they ranked the coaches in the league who played the game. As you will see most of the guys on the list where average to below average players but they see the game differently than others, a more cerebral feel to football. Tell us what you think.

http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/10/16/top-32-nfl-coaches-as-players/?eref=sihp