Originally posted by inFINSible
Great point and I agree but, in a different way I guess....What you said is a good idea but, you can't motivate everyone the same way. I agree that he needs to work on his motivational skillz but, he needs to be more like a Parcells or a JJ and figure out what makes each player tick.....some of them you can joke with and get them to play better, some of them you may have to threaten to get them to play better, and some of them may be more responsive to praise. It's just a matter of connecting with each guy on some level to get the most out of them. It's not an easy thing to do obviously, since history is littered with coaches who had talent and couldn't get it done. I think it's definately Dave's weakest point and you are right again, I think he just wants to be the "nice guy" all the time. I hope that Wayne's little motivational speech that he gave Wanny lit just enough of a fire under his a$$ to make him try anything this year even if it is out of character.