Joe Gibbs reflects on the loss of the avant -garde in the NFL coach in front of the transition from the Nascar team

Joe Gibbs recently opened a frustrating part of his transition from the NFL main coach to the owner of the Nascar team. Speaking on Nascar on Fox's YouTube channel, Gibbs explained why leaving the coaching side of football training left a gap that he could not fill when he entered the races.

In the NFL, Gibbs designed crimes, read the field, and made adjustments to half a game. But in Nascar, he quickly realized that the same control did not exist. He did not have the technical background to set up a car or make changes as he did on the sidelines. This change of control is what still frustrates it to this day.

Joe Gibbs, who directed Washington to three Super Bowl titles as the main coach, achieved his success when he was in things. In football, he not only managed the players, but also made decisions that directly influenced the result of the game.

“He was designing and working on the offense, calling the plays. So he was a technical boy. I grew up in him,” Gibbs said in the interview. (6:32 onwards)

When Gibbs moved to Nascar, he lost this direct influence. Added,

“He was not a technical person. I can't set up a car”

“The greatest excitement I have is the first of every month trying to pay the bills,” Gibbs shared jokingly.

Gibbs admitted that the difference let him feel helpless at times. In football, if something was outside, I could fix it. In the races, it is based on its heads and crew engineers.

“I tell Chris Gayle and our crew heads, I frustrate because I want this to happen and I can't.”

Despite these challenges, Gibbs sees a strong parallel between the two sports. Success in both depends a lot on individuals.

“In football, you will not go anywhere if you don't have a quarterback. Here you will go anywhere if you have no driver,” he said.

He also compared the importance of leadership between the two sports. A good football coach is like a racing crew chief, both are essential to win. The only real joker in Nascar? The car in itself.

“Many times, this thing does not behave,” Gibbs added.

Although his role changed dramatically, Joe Gibbs adapted focusing on what he could control: people. He built Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) In one of the most important teams of Nascar, surrounding themselves with capable and experienced professionals.

Tony Stewart's uncertain start to Joe Gibbs Racing brought a long -term success

Before Tony Stewart became a house name in Nascar, Joe Gibbs took advantage of him. Above all, Stewart himself admitted that he was not ready for the Cup level. This early humility would mark the tone for a long and successful race with Joe Gibbs Racing.

Joe Gibbs remembered the time during an appearance in Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour Podcast. Stewart had originally aligned a Cup debut in 1997 with Ranier-Walsh Racing. But after a limited experience in the Xfinity series with the Bobby Labonte team, Stewart doubted.

“Tony really understood and said,” Hey Joe, I'm not ready for the Cup … they wanted to drives the cup and I'm not ready, “Gibbs said.

Gibbs respected the decision and brought Stewart to the Xfinity JGR program in 1998 after buying Labonte Motorsports. Stewart directed 22 Busch series races that year. While he won, he made the top five and approached the victory in Rockingham before losing to the final lap on Matt Kenseth. But he also fought sometimes. Gibbs remembered,

“That man destroyed more cars … Sometimes he ruined three times. I would say,” Hey, only park it after the first time to cry out loud. “”

Despite the first struggles, the investment paid off. Stewart made his debut in the Series Cup in 1999 with a rupture season: three wins, Rookie of the Year Honors and a fourth place in points. During the next decade, Stewart delivered 32 Cup wins and two championships for Joe Gibbs Racing, in 2002 and 2005.

In 2008, Stewart made a race movement and left the JGR to become co-owner and pilot of Stewart-Haas Racing. The division was friendly, and was replaced by Joey Logano In car number 20 of the following year.