News: Chemistry Class: A Teacher Looks At The 2016 Cowboys

[CCBoy]

Chemistry Class: A Teacher Looks At The 2016 Cowboys
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...ss-a-teacher-looks-at-the-2016-dallas-cowboys


*(A Very Good Complete Read)





...The Right Kind of Guy.

You’ll always have some problem people. But the balance is important. It tips one way or the other very quickly. A lack of personal or team success can create malcontents, moving people down the ladder into "watch it burn" mode. Which can cause more and deeper failures and it becomes a chore for everyone. When that happens, even the most professional and dedicated people are fighting their own natures to stay that way and the whole organization is weighed down by overcoming its own bad attitudes.

But the other way, when everyone is bought in and giving 100%, breeds success. And even the malcontents see that and want to be a part of it. Given the chance they will join in. And it becomes fun. The work isn’t work and the blood, sweat, and tears all become joy at the end of each day because everyone knows the work was well done and leads to success. That’s where this team is now.

But it also explains the mercurial nature of talented malcontents like Rolando McClain, Greg Hardy, and Terrell Owens. Why they can be touted as having the right attitude one minute and unwelcome at the facility the next. Think about it. You take these guys who have issues and you put them on successful teams and they can be a part of things. They help push things forward and are major contributors. But when things get tough and adversity strikes, they get disinterested, bored, and don’t want to push through. When they feel like they can’t create success, they slide back down the ladder: checking out, or even actively causing disruption (as has been hinted about Greg Hardy or even, years ago, Terrell Owens).

So the right kind of guy, the guy who responds to adversity by pushing through and holding the team up with him, is essential. Not that they will all be that way, but you need enough of them to lift each other when they are suffering... as the 2014 Cowboys did and 2016 Cowboys do. Dak Prescott had an awful game last Sunday, and the defense lifted him up and kept him in the game. Chris Jones ran 30 yards to keep him in the game. Terrance Williams drew a penalty to keep him in the game. The defense got him two chances to win the game in regulation. And the team held out until Dak got himself together and delivered a literally perfect passer rating in overtime to win the game. Different people stepping up at different times to bring everyone through the adversity.

But it’s also essential for another reason. Minimizing the chances that someone is going to slip into "just get by" mode. Everyone does, from time to time, need to just do what it takes to gut through. But in a competitive situation like the NFL, "just doing enough" isn’t. It takes every ounce of advantage a player can get out of every moment of preparation and rest to compete against the best. It’s death for an NFL team to lose their intrinsic motivation. The talent level in the NFL is close enough that "Want to" beats "can do" any time that "can do" doesn’t "want to." And once someone starts moving down the ladder, the team performance suffers, and others start to lose the fun. And when it becomes no fun, motivation drops. The spiral starts quickly...

 

[CCBoy]

To expand the discussion some, as to shaping environments...

..."There aren't many Mondays that go by that there aren't at least 28 to 30 head coaches that are ticked off about certain calls that were missed or weren't made. You see it all the time," Payton said on Pro Football Talk Live. "And it's the frustration that the system currently hasn't improved. We say it has, but it hasn't."

"We're the only league that has officials that have primary other jobs, which is really madness. We can pay these guys. They should be full-time NFL officials, and they should be working throughout the week, communicating. And I know they get their hour in here, their hour in there, and maybe even more than that. But by and large, every other sports league employs full-time officials. And ours, these guys all have other significant jobs. And I just think it's very difficult to do with the speed of the game."...


http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...tting-out-of-hand-and-hurting-the-nfl-product

 

[Biggems]

To expand the discussion some, as to shaping environments...

..."There aren't many Mondays that go by that there aren't at least 28 to 30 head coaches that are ticked off about certain calls that were missed or weren't made. You see it all the time," Payton said on Pro Football Talk Live. "And it's the frustration that the system currently hasn't improved. We say it has, but it hasn't."

"We're the only league that has officials that have primary other jobs, which is really madness. We can pay these guys. They should be full-time NFL officials, and they should be working throughout the week, communicating. And I know they get their hour in here, their hour in there, and maybe even more than that. But by and large, every other sports league employs full-time officials. And ours, these guys all have other significant jobs. And I just think it's very difficult to do with the speed of the game."...


http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...tting-out-of-hand-and-hurting-the-nfl-product

true, but every other league plays a ton of games, so having full time officials makes a whole lot more sense.

I don't know about college, but HS has officials who have regular jobs and just officiate on the weekends.

Now that the NFL is playing on 3-4 days a week, it would make more sense to bring in full time officials.

 

[T-RO]

Here's a different chemistry teacher with a visualization of the Cowboys explosive offense:

 

[T-RO]

I didn't mean to break bad on the article...it was really super. I really hope Jerry and Stephen read that and it finally sinks in a little bit.

That teacher knows every bit about life as he does about chemistry. Sounds like he knows the power of mixing agents with each other...how things can become unstable...corrosive...explosive.

That was a powerfully good message.

Just having fun with that video...I hope it didn't distract.

 

[Bullflop]

Chemistry Class: A Teacher Looks At The 2016 Cowboys
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...ss-a-teacher-looks-at-the-2016-dallas-cowboys


*(A Very Good Complete Read)





...The Right Kind of Guy.

You’ll always have some problem people. But the balance is important. It tips one way or the other very quickly. A lack of personal or team success can create malcontents, moving people down the ladder into "watch it burn" mode. Which can cause more and deeper failures and it becomes a chore for everyone. When that happens, even the most professional and dedicated people are fighting their own natures to stay that way and the whole organization is weighed down by overcoming its own bad attitudes.

But the other way, when everyone is bought in and giving 100%, breeds success. And even the malcontents see that and want to be a part of it. Given the chance they will join in. And it becomes fun. The work isn’t work and the blood, sweat, and tears all become joy at the end of each day because everyone knows the work was well done and leads to success. That’s where this team is now.

But it also explains the mercurial nature of talented malcontents like Rolando McClain, Greg Hardy, and Terrell Owens. Why they can be touted as having the right attitude one minute and unwelcome at the facility the next. Think about it. You take these guys who have issues and you put them on successful teams and they can be a part of things. They help push things forward and are major contributors. But when things get tough and adversity strikes, they get disinterested, bored, and don’t want to push through. When they feel like they can’t create success, they slide back down the ladder: checking out, or even actively causing disruption (as has been hinted about Greg Hardy or even, years ago, Terrell Owens).

So the right kind of guy, the guy who responds to adversity by pushing through and holding the team up with him, is essential. Not that they will all be that way, but you need enough of them to lift each other when they are suffering... as the 2014 Cowboys did and 2016 Cowboys do. Dak Prescott had an awful game last Sunday, and the defense lifted him up and kept him in the game. Chris Jones ran 30 yards to keep him in the game. Terrance Williams drew a penalty to keep him in the game. The defense got him two chances to win the game in regulation. And the team held out until Dak got himself together and delivered a literally perfect passer rating in overtime to win the game. Different people stepping up at different times to bring everyone through the adversity.

But it’s also essential for another reason. Minimizing the chances that someone is going to slip into "just get by" mode. Everyone does, from time to time, need to just do what it takes to gut through. But in a competitive situation like the NFL, "just doing enough" isn’t. It takes every ounce of advantage a player can get out of every moment of preparation and rest to compete against the best. It’s death for an NFL team to lose their intrinsic motivation. The talent level in the NFL is close enough that "Want to" beats "can do" any time that "can do" doesn’t "want to." And once someone starts moving down the ladder, the team performance suffers, and others start to lose the fun. And when it becomes no fun, motivation drops. The spiral starts quickly...

Great article where some good points come to light. For those reading this, be advised that it's also a good idea to click the initial url (in blue) to finish the continuation of this story for the sake of getting its full impact. Good stuff.