05-29-2023, 01:50 PM
(05-26-2023, 10:05 AM)Wyche Wrote: When the team captains have your back, and openly praise your strategy, that bodes well down the stretch. Even at 2-14, this team never laid down. That was what showed me something, and led to my patience with Zac. Having played for an authoritarian type.... you'd dig down deeper for a guy you felt actually listened to you and took your positions into consideration, vs "do it because I said". After all, these guys are supposed to be professionals. If they can't handle self discipline, motivation, and good work habits on their own, they need shown the door. Rookies have rookie camp for that stuff. Veterans should be self policed to a degree, and I think that's how the staff views it.
Well said Wyche. When the vets that have had significant experience playing in the biggest of games praise what Zac and the staff
are doing it has to be a great sign. Would be nice to start fast for once under Taylor though, there are many reasons why we haven't
as Zac said. I disagree with Sled and Casaer on not having any starters play in the Preseason though. I think chemistry needs to be
worked on namely with the new players, Orlando Brown and the other Tackle on the right side and the new starting Safeties.
I know practice does the same thing, but I cannot help but think that if the OL and Burrow were healthy and had chemistry going,
we wouldn't of started out 0-2. This year we have a shot at being healthy and gaining the early chemistry in TC and the Preseason.
I know a guy like Orlando could get hurt in the Preseason as Sled and Casaer alluded to but what Xeno said also makes sense. You
need to prepared for players getting hurt anyways and a player can get hurt in the first regular season game just the same.
