TN_Transplant
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It's been said that the difference between "Good" and "Great" is common people doing uncommon things.
What we have to face is that we aren't good. We just aren't. So we need to change the saying for now. To be "Good", we need common people to do common things.
We have to get to "Good" first. And to do that, we have to learn and make a habit of the common things. We have to learn to do a basic block, and do it that way every snap. We need to learn to make a proper tackle, and do it that way on every tackle. We need to learn how to play basic pass coverage, and do it that way on every play. We need to learn how to rush the passer, and do it that way every time. We have to learn how to properly catch a pass, and catch it that way every time, etc. Coach Pruitt calls it learning to practice and learning to play.
All this is going to make us predictable. And we are going to lose a lot of games. But we will eventually get consistent. We will develop sound fundamentals. We will become "Good".
Then (and only then) we can start to focus on the uncommon things in order to become Great.
What I like about what I see from Jeremy Pruitt is that he recognizes this. He is spending his time where he can with the younger guys. I believe that means he is planning for the future and playing the 'long game'. He wants to teach the younger ones that will be the foundation for future teams. When he talks, he points out specific examples of how people do things incorrectly and how they can fix it. He talks about learning to warm up correctly, learning to leave the hotel correctly, etc. He wants to establish a culture, a way of doing things.
Coaches in the past have talked about catch phrases, or about historical figures. I like the way Pruitt talks about football, how his lays out his philosophy, how he refuses to admit only 3 penalties are okay. Which means that I am willing to give him more of the benefit of the doubt over the long term. I believe that he will eventual make us "Good". And then we can learn to be "Great".
What we have to face is that we aren't good. We just aren't. So we need to change the saying for now. To be "Good", we need common people to do common things.
We have to get to "Good" first. And to do that, we have to learn and make a habit of the common things. We have to learn to do a basic block, and do it that way every snap. We need to learn to make a proper tackle, and do it that way on every tackle. We need to learn how to play basic pass coverage, and do it that way on every play. We need to learn how to rush the passer, and do it that way every time. We have to learn how to properly catch a pass, and catch it that way every time, etc. Coach Pruitt calls it learning to practice and learning to play.
All this is going to make us predictable. And we are going to lose a lot of games. But we will eventually get consistent. We will develop sound fundamentals. We will become "Good".
Then (and only then) we can start to focus on the uncommon things in order to become Great.
What I like about what I see from Jeremy Pruitt is that he recognizes this. He is spending his time where he can with the younger guys. I believe that means he is planning for the future and playing the 'long game'. He wants to teach the younger ones that will be the foundation for future teams. When he talks, he points out specific examples of how people do things incorrectly and how they can fix it. He talks about learning to warm up correctly, learning to leave the hotel correctly, etc. He wants to establish a culture, a way of doing things.
Coaches in the past have talked about catch phrases, or about historical figures. I like the way Pruitt talks about football, how his lays out his philosophy, how he refuses to admit only 3 penalties are okay. Which means that I am willing to give him more of the benefit of the doubt over the long term. I believe that he will eventual make us "Good". And then we can learn to be "Great".
