Locker Room Speech

[Carolina Cajun]

I never, NEVER talk about this because its usually the same "rah rah" bullshit.  "hey guys, this guy did this" and "this guy did that".  Most of the time its just trash that no one really cares about....but there was something VERY different today.  "THIS IS YOUR TEAM!" "I tried to mess it up for you a couple times".  Those are the words of a GROWING coach and someone winning over the locker room.  Whether we like it or not, this team has rallied around him and our core.  Not sure what the rest of the season holds, but for the first time since the team bought in on Wilks, it feels like the team believes we're building something

 

[Jmac]

Going to be a good coach and he seems to relate to his players. Good job

[WUnderhill]

“I WILL see you tomorrow.”

Sounds like no more victory Mondays. Good.

[Carolina Cajun]

Just now, WUnderhill said:

“I WILL see you tomorrow.”

Sounds like no more victory Mondays. Good.

To me, and this is just my belief, DB and others got in his ear and were like nah, I dont care what it takes to win, the end.

[WUnderhill]

One thing I like: We hired a young coach without HC experience. We knew there would be growing pains. I like that we see him willing to get rid of things that don’t work and learn from his mistakes.

[Butterflyj30]

I love the speech and the excitement 

[mav1234]

It does feel like the guys are believing. If they want to be winners, it takes efforts like today.

I hope we never see another game like NO the rest of the season.

[Bear Hands]

It's a bought-in group of guys.  It's just an absolute rollercoaster because our offense is anywhere from league bottom to what you saw today.  I still can't quite get a sense of the build, but the players are giving us one hell of a story this season.  Every week is a new book.  

[Lurk21]

4 minutes ago, mav1234 said:

It does feel like the guys are believing. If they want to be winners, it takes efforts like today.

I hope we never see another game like NO the rest of the season.

This is spot on! This is why multiple  people are cautious. Someone pointed out Bryce had his best game vs a top defense but fail to mention last week had his worst game vs a 30 something ranked defense. I like to see the team rally around him post game  but no way am I getting too hyped. 1 game at a time but good to be relevant for some weeks. We'd be talking draft only by this point usually. 

[Achilles]

Glad he realized what a mistake that Victory Monday was.  Team lacked focus all the way from that point to halftime of this game.  Not winning in a way that calls for a day off. WAY more work to do but there is growth in this young team. Loved that he called himself out for a few questionable coaching decisions. Great chemistry and relationships in this locker room.  Changing the culture of this franchise after years of mediocrity is no small accomplishment. 

[NAS]

[Castavar]

The great Bobby Bowden once said "first you lose big, then you lose close, then you win close, and finally you win big". Dare I say we are transitioning into stage 3? 

[L-TownCat]

I will not hesitate to criticize Dave for his vaginal tendencies; however, he does seem to have to locker room by the ear and I have to respect that.  Good job, coach.  Good job.

[uncfan888]

14 minutes ago, Castavar said:

The great Bobby Bowden once said "first you lose big, then you lose close, then you win close, and finally you win big". Dare I say we are transitioning into stage 3? 

Nah, not yet. All of our losses have been big