A Parable by Way of Historical Perspective
At the beginning of the 2009 football season, Stanford's head coach was a guy named Jim Harbaugh. You may have heard of him. His offensive coordinator was David Shaw. Shaw had played WR at Stanford under HC Bill Walsh, and by his own account, he was an avid listener and learner of the reputed Jedi-master; that is, of the ex-49er Head Coach, multiple Super Bowl winner, and his so-called West Coast Offense.
Shaw was not as well-known to the public as Harbaugh, but was certainly very well-liked by the players.