FlyingGreg
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The reality is, were are not so "anonymous" anymore.
We are on the map.
We are on the map.
I think that is why Michael Irvin jumped on the bandwagon after the 42-13 win over the Whiners.pehawk":lkq6fy8y said:sadhappy":lkq6fy8y said:Great topic.
I think it was like the start of the season in year 2? tjack was going to be the starting qb, we had a green o-line full of high draft picks, our best offensive skill player was Mike Williams. The team had basically been gutted.
Pete was taking a lot of heat. One of the big talking points was lack of leadership on the team. My recollection is the gist of his message was that it's all about running the program in a certain way and creating the environment and the conditions conducive to success. That's his job, and that once enough of the ingredients are there the results will start to manifest themselves, and leaders will emerge as part of that process.
And that's pretty much what's happened. And people are taking notice. The man has a great recipe for running a successful football program. On a personal level I find it educational and inspirational in that it's not about control, but about creating the optimal conditions for success, and then letting people take advantage of it. That's huge!
Ok, I'm outta here. Sun is out and the surf is up.
Its very Jimmy Johnsonesque. Those Cowboys teams are the best comparison, IMO.
pehawk":39dccyyn said:I think it has more to do with Wilson. He's an inevitable champion.
Russ Willstrong":2c15d84c said:pehawk":2c15d84c said:I think it has more to do with Wilson. He's an inevitable champion.
That may be sarcasm but very true. Wilson's success story is being followed as much as any story in the league right now and it all started with Pete's willingness to take risks and to support his players. Pete is a good recruiter but word is out that he's a great players coach. He takes a chance on troubled players and challenged players then gives them opportunities to succeed when others wouldn't dare take a risk. One would think that players talk about this stuff as much as how they talk about a championship.
Maybe Pete has some Marv Levy longevity. It's what I tell myself, anyway.kearly":zg1ajz61 said:Pete is so good at what he does. It's depressing to me that he's already into his sixties. I hope he coaches another 10-15 years, leaving just in time to avoid becoming Al Davis.
godawg":l044rdbc said:Lady Talon, were there a like it button, I would like your post.
chris98251":1i9vntzo said:Pete and John have that ability to make players both feel wanted and respected, they show the love basically. Players want that. Avril, Bennett, Winfield, Rice, Harvin, all disliked the way they felt they were treated or unappreciated. That ability opens the door wide open for us, I mean it's like saying we love you and were adopting you, welcome to the family.
hawk45":gmua2phd said:chris98251":gmua2phd said:Pete and John have that ability to make players both feel wanted and respected, they show the love basically. Players want that. Avril, Bennett, Winfield, Rice, Harvin, all disliked the way they felt they were treated or unappreciated. That ability opens the door wide open for us, I mean it's like saying we love you and were adopting you, welcome to the family.
But the great thing is, even though Pete makes all these guys feel the love, he's a stone cold killer if their level of play drops off in terms of either replacing them as a starter or shipping them out.
Like the BMW thing. Big Mike had a good season and really helped us one year, next year his production dropped and injury bug bit him a little, poof he was gone and the position was upgraded through other means.
It's kinda weird but cool how players like what they feel coming from Pete, yet with Pete their job is probably the least safe out of any team. He'll find some guy in Canada, he'll find some guy in the 6th, and he'll just replace your sorry butt at any moment if you don't bring it.