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With all due respect, imo, this post is kind of a weird and unfair.
Players aren't being "selfish" when they try to score--they are doing what they are supposed to be doing. This kid was unsuccessful Saturday for two basic reasons: 1) He appears to be quite slow for a skill player at this level of competition; and 2) he was either not thoughtful in failing to secure the safety of the ball or he was incredibly clumsy. Selfishness is intentional. Being slow and either careless or awkward is not. He was doing his best.
On the penalty, he was probably caught up trying to make up for the very embarrassing mistake that had occurred. That's why, to be successful, players have to forget the last play (good or bad) and do their level best on the next play to succeed at sports.
To me, it appears obvious that a significant number of the players on this team are not high D1 talents. It is not their "fault" that they are here and they are, generally, doing their best to compete. The players, All American or not, are VFLs and they deserve our respect. The problem with this team should not be laid at the feet of the individual players. It should be laid at the feet of the professionals who whiffed on their recruit evaluations and those who brought them here and then failed to prepare them to play.
At this very early date, I am not willing to attribute very much of those failures to the current coaching staff. This staff gives every indication of being competent, particularly in comparison to the history of the last 10 years. More important, no one should be pointing the finger of failure at individual kids who are doing their best to succeed and coming up short. Just my opinion.
Players aren't being "selfish" when they try to score--they are doing what they are supposed to be doing. This kid was unsuccessful Saturday for two basic reasons: 1) He appears to be quite slow for a skill player at this level of competition; and 2) he was either not thoughtful in failing to secure the safety of the ball or he was incredibly clumsy. Selfishness is intentional. Being slow and either careless or awkward is not. He was doing his best.
On the penalty, he was probably caught up trying to make up for the very embarrassing mistake that had occurred. That's why, to be successful, players have to forget the last play (good or bad) and do their level best on the next play to succeed at sports.
To me, it appears obvious that a significant number of the players on this team are not high D1 talents. It is not their "fault" that they are here and they are, generally, doing their best to compete. The players, All American or not, are VFLs and they deserve our respect. The problem with this team should not be laid at the feet of the individual players. It should be laid at the feet of the professionals who whiffed on their recruit evaluations and those who brought them here and then failed to prepare them to play.
At this very early date, I am not willing to attribute very much of those failures to the current coaching staff. This staff gives every indication of being competent, particularly in comparison to the history of the last 10 years. More important, no one should be pointing the finger of failure at individual kids who are doing their best to succeed and coming up short. Just my opinion.
