Quote:Avoid confrontation, respect others, admit fault expeditiously & emphatically, start off friendly, avoid negativity, be a great listener and encourage them to talk, avoid taking credit, always have perspective of others, be sympathetic with others ideas, always take the high road with noble motives, dramatize your own ideas, and always encourage a challenge.


 

I read that from this great article on winning people over, and I feel that Gus adheres to this in his so called cheerleading coaching style (Pete Carroll).

 

That's Gus to a T. No doubt about it. I've always felt this about most people though.

 

No matter your style, your apperance, your speech, or even how you go about presenting or carrying yourself. As long as you're happy and succesful, or, if you're apart of my daily routine we all call "life" and you work hard, keep your wits about you, and produce results. I won't stand in your way. Doesn't matter if you're the loud and boastful type or the quiet storm type that just pushes through everything with sheer will. If you get it done. You get it done.

 

The cool thing about the NFL is that it's been done before with various personalities head coaching and leading a football team. Tom Couglin has always been tough on his teams, as was Bill Parcells. You could put Bill Belicheck in this same class of coaching style.

 

Then you've got your emotionally charged leaders that like to be philosophical and more of a father figure to their guys. Like Dick Vermiel and Marty Schottenheimer.

 

Then you've got your very quiet but composed coaches like Tom Landry, Bill Walsh and Tony Dungy.

 

Vince Lombardi, however, not sure if you can really bunch him up with anybody else. I think he really does stand alone in his own class. He was stern, very detail oriented, but he was close with every player on his teams throughout his career. He also had incredible quotes and ways of getting his guys motivated. It's not surprising the Superbowl Trophy is named after him.

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