08-18-2020, 11:19 AM
(08-18-2020, 09:29 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Ask Baker Mayfiled how many games "swagger" will win you in the NFL. Ask Ryan Leaf how much it helps a team to squeal at the receivers. Joe Burrow will be a great NFL QB if he plays great and can keep cool in high pressure situations. Bitching at his teammates won't help him any. That is the coaches job.
Ask Tom Brady? Ask Phillip Rivers? Ask Aaron Rodgers? Holding teammates accountable is often noted when talking about these guys and the culture it helps create. You can argue that because they are good they get to do these things, but there are stories of these guys doing these things long before they were the elite players they are today. This isn't to say it's a magic bullet that makes you good, and it's not saying you can't be successful without doing it, but it is something that comes up often with some of the best. There is a certain amount of command you have to have to play QB and the key is riding the line of being demanding and holding other accountable, but also not being an ass. In Mayfield's case, and Leaf as well honestly, they wouldn't hold themselves accountable which NFL players see straight through.
