[Enigma's puzzle]

I was a coach for the last two years, and i came across the same kind of realization that you did, as HP. There were people that were coaches, that could recite the manual like a poem, but they were lacking the people skills to convey their great strategies to there alliance partners. I have since realized that knowing the rules verbatim is less important than being able to work with other teams, share strategies, and think on the fly.

What we have been looking for in a coach, is someone humble, smart to stratagize and "play well with others", while being able to tell their opinion in a strong confident manner, off the field. While on the field they can be the "GPS" to anticipate what will happen and convey directions to the drive team, essentially applying the given strategy to the situation. while being able to adjust the strategy on the fly.

In your football analogy, above, the HP would be lineman, given strategy at the beginning of the play and then being expected to execute it by himself. While the coach (as the football coach) gives the driver (quarterback) directions, and the driver is in charge making the decision how to do it.