then enlighten me. They said the team came out flat. How is that on anyone but the players, and more importantly, how does Hillis and McCoy repeating what the coach said mean they are blaming the coach? Seriously, I don’t get this at all.

Players who played under Vince Lombardi and Bear Bryant were so intimidated by them that they feared losing

Well, what current successful coach can you say this about? You can’t compare these coaches from 30 years ago, because these things really don’t apply to ANYONE in current coaching.

but struggles against lesser competition may have a motivational problem.

It may also be a team with little depth that has played tough for so long and are getting worn out.

We should not dismiss the possibility that Eric Mangini is any more than an average motivator of players. Any time players call into question the effort put forward by their team, it points, even if indirectly, at what the coaching staff is doing to motivate.

It’s good to see support every once and a while. Thanks for getting what I was getting at!

I think the time period is too vastly different to compare. The union, free agency, and more money have made that type of leadership impossible in today’s NFL.

I’m not saying Mangini is a great motivator (though last year’s finish certainly makes that argument). I’m saying the statements made by McCoy and Hillis do not place blame on the coaches at all. These are grown men, if they can’t motivate themselves to play football, they’ll be out of the league soon anyway.

Sports psychology has disproved those methods, to the extent that you believe in soft sciences.

They won by motivating with fear because everyone motivated with fear and they were good coaches.

there is something to be said about someone here coming and their only participation is “pimping their blog” and not many people here enjoy said blog. The user almost never comments, and even when he does, his blog is linked in his sig.

Wasn’t trying to be a dick, I genuinely don’t. This is really the only reason he comes here.To get free publicity for his own damn articles. And I wrote on here as well, so does that make it okay then?

Also, why single me out? Golan made fun of him because the article is also on the BR. Then on his next fanshot everyone started ridiculing hm and making jokes about taking “so and so” to be a coach at “wherever.” But I be blunt about it and I get canned. I understand it seems harsh but I am obviously not the only one who feels the same way. My comment was also recced, as well.

Does Chris get free publicity over on Dawg Scooper?

Because I kind of think it’s disrespectful to Chris to come here solely to hype his own articles. He did have some sweet video of training camp…if Chris is fine with it, I am.

…Chris?

I didn’t see anything in either McCoy’s or Peyton’s statements that could be remotely construed as ‘calling out’ the coaching staff. A rallying cry to to their teammates? Perhaps. Note that they used the word ‘we’ repeatedly in their statements. Nothing controversial to it as far as I can see.

Except when we try to run Power or Iso 3 times in a row.

I’d like to add that we should allow Colt to audible to a pass against 8+ in the box. Or go to those “X look/X stay” things.

Yeah! The baby-head, maybe Mangini should try this or Daboll…. lol