11:11 - Master Shifu vs. Eric Taylor

[UMPIRE]

SEASON 11, ROUND 11

Master Shifu

Slot: The Team's Coach
Season Wins: 2
Season Losses: 1
Fantasy Team Page
Read more about Master Shifu at Wikipedia
Official Site: Dreamworks Animation

Eric Taylor

Slot: The Team's Coach
Season Wins: 2
Season Losses: 0
Fantasy Team Page
Read more about Eric Taylor at Wikipedia
Official Site: NBC

Battle Terrain
Coach Challenge: The Locker Room Sads!

[Magnamax]

These two competed in the same challenge in round 3 and Eric Taylor won. Here’s what I wrote there:

 

I think Shifu’s growth as a character represents this challenge somewhat well, but Taylor just has way too much experience. His Star running back confesses to ateríos use in season one, in season threee he deals with an abusive parent, in seasons 4 & 5 he deals with players that are dealing with poverty, jail time and racist treatment. Every time he not overcomes, but generally gets that player to perform at their highest level. 

 

 Matt Saracen, Smash Williams, Vince Howard, and Tim Riggins all deal with explicit issues that Taylor helps them overcome and excel later on. Riggins and Howard each have fathers that turn out to be abusive and/or criminals that he then helps them deal with. Saracen takes care of his grandmother and is essentially growing up on his own, making all the money for the house, and Smash has the steroid problem. These are just the more major storylines in the show too, he’s got a lot more examples of working through these things, even after players graduate. I don’t doubt Shifu, I just think this is “Taylor”-made for Eric here (unintentional joke the first time, purposeful this time).

 

 

He’s just very experienced with this kind of incident.

[Peypeypeypey]

Incredibly unfortunate pull. It could have at least been a different category

[UMPIRE]

Match Final Results

Master Shifu: 2
Eric Taylor: 4