(10-14-2024, 08:18 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote:

(10-14-2024, 07:41 PM)carp8dm Wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RXKj71VfWA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF8OSiTkCYc


Don't tell me Doug hasn't lost this locker room.  Look at the difference between these 2 videos.  Doug gave the same victory speech, basically.  In 2022, they were bought in.  2 years later, he gave basically the same victory speech, and the players are as far away from Doug as possible while still being "present".

I mean, you gotta get rid of this guy.  He's checked out.  And the players aren't on board with his boring routine anymore.

Maybe, but I don't think this is necessarily the evidence you think it is.  That Cowboys game was later in the season AND was during the run where we were playing well AND every game we were playing was essentially an elimination game AND that game was a tough game that went to overtime that had a thrilling ending.  Hard to get as amped when even after the win this year you're still 1-4 which means it's also still early in the season so you don't yet know if you're going to be in a position to play for anything and you're not on any kind of winning streak or anything.  There's still way too much work to do to celebrate too much after that win IMO and they have to know that.

The thing is, he gave the same speech in 2022 as he did in 2024, based on the videos I posted.  He hasn't evolved his message.  I think it makes my point that Doug checked out after 2022.  He's not doing anything to set the narrative for his players.  They just hear the same thing over and over again.  And it worked in 2022.  But 2 years later, the guys don't even really listen.

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