Burt Grossman used to poke fun at Mike McCoy and other football coaches.
Then Grossman became a coach himself and in comparison, McCoy was Vince Lombardi.
“It seemed like I was Southwestern College going to play Clemson or something,” Grossman, a former NFL defensive end and top Chargers draftee, said of leading the San Diego Strike Force indoor expansion team last year. “That’s the awakening you get.”
The Strike Force lost 13 of 14 games, finishing last in the 10-team Indoor Football League. The defense bore no resemblance to Chargers defenses that employed Grossman. It was so bad, giving up more than 60 points per game, Grossman said he didn’t watch the video.