I've come 180° around on coaches motivating players. Yes, motivation at the Professional level does come from within, but a coaching staff can set a standard and an atmosphere for competitiveness on a roster. I just got the feeling that Mularkey never did that.

 

I'm not saying that Dan Campbell is all that great of a coach, but did you see what happened to the Miami roster when he took over? They started playing hard. Once he was in control, he set up competitions between players and developed an environment of competition. Competing leads to aggression. Aggression leads to confidence. I never watched Mularkey's Jaguars and thought they were anywhere close to being aggressive. Beat up certainly, due to him doing his part to get the CBA to exclude all contact at every practices but never aggressive.

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