Generally speaking, every team needs to have adequate discipline to be successful. Too much and guys won't want to play here. There's a balance, and while the coach does set a certain tone, I think it's imperative the veteran players also step in an lead this team by example. I think more often than not, a guy like Calais can have more of an impact on a fellow player than the coach. If you've got enough guys in the locker room doing it the right way, that tends to spread.

Last year was an aberration in my opinion. I think they had so much unexpected success in 2017 that the younger players lost sight of the effort that was required to maintain that. When the injuries started piling up, you saw the team sort of run off the tracks, and the end result was a train wreck of a season. I think a lot of these guys, much like many fans, were just frustrated that the season went south so quickly.

We also lost guys like Poz, who served as more or less an anchor for some of the younger guys. The hope was that his influence would rub off on them. Unfortunately, that's not how it ultimately worked out, and as the team struggles increased, you had some young guys trying to do more than they should have to right the ship, only to add to the frustrations.

I think leadership and discipline will improve significantly this year. At least I'm hopeful that it will improve. If we have another year like 2018 this season, a whole lot of heads are gonna roll.

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