- Good article on the importance of leadership in the locker room :: “I don’t think there’s enough (emphasis) put on the leadership role, in not only having players being productive, but respecting and cherishing those leaders that you have. I think it’s a great example not just with the Patriots, but with a lot of teams in the NFL,” McGinest said. “There’s a distance between the coaches and the players. And regardless of how a coach’s relationship is with his players, there’s always a small buffer there.
- The Rooney’s want the Steelers to do a better job of developing young players :: Which is another way of saying, we have drafted crappy and someone had better fix these players.
- Interesting article on the state of the Jacksonville Jaguars franchise :: They just did a comprehensive review of the franchise and came to the conclusion they can’t draft and David Garrard doesn’t work very hard.
- Not only is Al Davis letting Tom Cable hang in the wind, he is also really hurting all of the assistant coaches as well. Anyone else wonder if Al Davis is actually a real life version of Weekend at Bernie’s? Of course the result is that the Oakland Raiders fall down the list of places that top notch (or even mediocre) coaches avoid but also top (and medicore) assistant coaches avoid.
- News Flash! Matthew Stafford and Daunte Culpepper had an awkward working relationship last year.
- Brandon Marshall is 100% committed to the Denver Broncos. I hope he understands if I don’t believe him.
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> …one of the finest leaders the team had during its championship runs was fellow linebacker Willie McGinest. He took newcomers under his wing, and also wasn’t afraid to get up in someone’s face if they got out of line. … a teammate couldn’t slip out without having to deal with the … enforcer.
“Willie was a massive presence. He just commanded guys’ attention and respect,” …
So how important is leadership to the success of a team?
McGinest offered …
“I don’t think there’s enough (emphasis) put on the leadership role, … “There’s a distance between the coaches and the players. And regardless of how a coach’s relationship is with his players, there’s always a small buffer there.
“That’s not a good or bad thing. That’s just how it is. The middle (buffer) are those players, those leaders, those guys who have been there, who understand, who can help funnel what the coach is trying to do.
That’s a key paradigm right there – someone in the ranks who can reach across the buffer and implement the leadership.
I’m not sure if churches should have a buffer, but human nature says that buffers will exist, especially if you are leading 80 people, or so. But if the newcomers can feel respected, and the old timers (inner circle) can feel unthreatened, you can have a winning church.