04-15-2023, 11:19 PM
(04-14-2023, 05:10 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: Duke and Zac work very well together. Zac has gained Duke’s trust with his formula of drafting team captains and veterans that are hard workers that love ball. Zac also wanted players from successful college programs and captains. Why because the groom you and you don’t start at top programs by not working at a high level. Duke has gained Zac’s trust as he’s hit on those guys. Zac got his coaches involved in the process more than most teams. He wanted them to have ownership.
Hit the nail on the head. Zac said this very early on about the type of players he wanted, and I’ve been saying it for ages. I love Burrow as much as one can healthily root for a player, but Zac deserves more credit from a lot of fans (the ones who subscribe to the idea that it’s 100% Burrow and either 0 percent Zac, or insinuates that it is in spite of Taylor. A lot of the magic is beget from Zac Taylor for having a clear vision of the type of player and the type of culture for his team. He mentioned targeting players who were team leaders and team captains on their respective teams, with also players who have won and know how to win. Players who have been a part of winning programs. And it’s obvious that he likes the type of player who has something to prove with a bit of a chip on his shoulder; maybe a player who feels a little disrespected and wants to show what they’re made of. It really is a team that is - in my mind- special, and one that not only has boxes checked with a roster of talented athletes, but a rare set of intangibles related to unity, chemistry and some other qualities that can’t be bought. Some of those aforementioned intangible things, in my opinion (and I hold it with pretty high conviction) are directly related to Zac Taylor, for the reasons above.
