Quote:Bradley's mindset reminds me of something that I heard a, of all things, Little League football coach say once: "If you set your goals wrong, they'll eventually become limits. You don't ever want your focus to be a number, because what happens once you hit that number? Do you stop being a football player? Do you stop being a team?" I take that as set your goals on a more existential basis so that you build a solid idea of the work that it takes to succeed, period.

 

Bradley seems to have that in his head. He doesn't put his focus on long term goals, rather he wants the players to think about what they are doing right now and how they need to use their effort towards improvement. I dig that. I just hope that he starts seeing more success on the scoreboard.

 

In the NFL, I think that's probably a wise approach to take.  It's one week to the next when dealing with the players.  The organization as a whole might have long-term definitive goals, but the focus for the players is from one game to the next, one day to the next.  The expectation is that as the players refine their craft and become more effective, that will be reflected on the scoreboard.  We're already seeing slow progress in that regard. 

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