BackInDaDay

there was a post yesterday that declared Ryan wasn't a good leader. my response was that i thought his worse trait was not being able to get a total commitment from his players, because his admissions of failing to take care of his (and his staff's) business sends a message that some levels of failure are not only expected, but are acceptable. I used the metaphor of religion in my response. that leaders must insist that the foundation of their faith is beyond doubt, and that the gospel they preach will lead the faithful to the promised land. if the disciples fail, the fault is in the disciples - not the gospel. they simply don't have the faith necessary to attain their goal. such a paradigm fall on it's face when those spreading the gospel can't meet the standards they preach. if the leader is determined to be flawed, doubts will destroy the disciples' faith in his gospel. what seem like small annoyances that impact the team on game day - such as the proper turf shoes to wear, radios in helmets, even cool water in the water bottles - are symptomatic of a lower standard of attention being paid to preparation by those who support the players ability to perform. as such things add up, the players begin to see that flaws at varying levels of preparation are acceptable to the coach. they begin to openly question more important aspects of the system - their individual roles on the team, their use, and their gameplans. their commitment wavers. they lose faith. they lose games.

are his plans poorly conceived, poorly executed, or both? i think it's been a bit of both. Ryan's worst trait may be that he believes this also - and candidly shares that opinion with his players. a strong coach shouldn't allow doubts about his ability to succeed to creep into his players minds. the gameplan must be the gospel. players must have faith in the gospel and the men who deliver it. they must be transformed into zealots who believe that if they communicate and execute as told - they will achieve their greatest goal. falling short is the result of their lack of faith - never the gospel! i can't think of a successful football coach who didn't approach his players in this way.. that individually they are worthless, and their only shot at greatness is as a team. as fans, we have the luxury of discussing the merits of the 'gospel' as it's being preached, but as the leader of the team - from which all things flow - Rex doesn't have that luxury. he needs to stop handing out participation awards, and start seriously questioning his players desire to win. behind closed doors, he and his staff can question the 'gospel'

the injuries to our O have crippled what Roman can do, but i'm concerned with his play calling this game, that put our O at a disadvantage prior to the snap. and as far as the D goes, i'm concerned that we seem to do more reacting to an attack, rather than dictating where the opponent must go with the ball i was very optimistic about this staff, and i think they're more surprised than anyone about what hasn't been accomplished. not very different than Marrone's far less experienced staff. here's hoping they can avoid fighting with their neighbors over the bye week, and devote themselves to analyzing what needs fixing

our team isn't playing winning football right now if our coaches and players can change that over the next 9 games.. we'll mark these first 7 up to learning how to win, and see where the team is when the season ends.

no surprise.. you're probably a head-strong guy, who was too motivated to take control of a situation - after witnessing a discouraging event that you had no control over. just do your friends and family a favor, and keep it to less risky 'therapy' after the next loss.. maybe rotate the tires, or build a birdhouse.. stay away from challenging the unpredictable until your head's in a good place honestly.. this place needs an on-call shrink, and a pastor

hard wired to verizon hios modem, watched on 20" monitor. same configuration I occasionally receive bounced euro stream from.. very good streaming quality at first, but degenerated over time. by the end of game, I reduced the viewing window in half to maintain the resolution I've gotten from the euro streams

football czar? really? well they hired their Rasputin in Ryan, guess he needs a foil..

no longer trusting the good accounts i've read of Roman.. many sketchy calls considering down, distance, hash position, and clock.. oh well..

Mr Hyde lobs it on swing pass

good TO followed by typical horrible Ryan clock management

good TO - reset with new FP

just need Dr Jekyll to show up..

was Bortles past los? guess not

if gilmore let's a go route complete in the deep middle.. i'll be upset

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there it is!

time for Jags to turn it over

bad call - too many on short side

Dr Jekyll reappears!

plenty of time

11 down with 7 minutes.. let's go!

yeah - feed has turned to crap..

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