Quote:@speedyG


So you advocate another rah rah players coach? Should the coaching staff continue to preach that winning isn't important and that it's all about getting better and demonstrating spirit? Should we keep running the same horse [BAD WORD REMOVED] defensive scheme that doesn't work?


Might as well keep Dopey Gus then.

 

Another rah rah players coach? Pete Carrol is a rah rah guy. Even JDR is a rah rah guy. Would you not want either guy if they were available?

 

Should the coaching staff preach that winning isn't important? Again, I'm tired of arguing this. Because 90% of the people complaining against it do not understand it (or refuse to understand it). There are coaches (again Carroll) in the NFL, there are coaches and GMs in other sports (listen to what the Spurs guys really talk about, the Hawks which were from that Spurs tree, and now the Nets which stemmed from those two teams) who believe very very strongly in player development and that player development translates to wins. I've even known of successful businesses who subscribe to this theory. 

 

Then the scheme. Seattle doesn't have any problems with the scheme. Even Atlanta is showing improvements running the scheme.

 

Forget the labels. It does not matter if he's an offensive mind, defensive mind, young, or old. Disciplinarians have failed and won, same with rah-rah guys. Teams have won by using a "win now" strategy, and teams have won by using a "build from scratch" strategy". Teams have won by building their scheme around players, and teams have won by getting guys that fit their scheme.

 

There is no one way to win in the NFL. Or in business. Or in life for that matter. If there was, everyone would be following the same script.

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