Joe Posnanski: big SI Scott Pioli feature

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

The deodorant of winning makes a PR claim a lot easier to swallow. The right 53 has little to do with better coaching and the development of young, talented players.

Total and utter BS. As a student of organizational behavior, I can assure you there are a bajillion books written on the subject of leadership and cultural fit. And almost every book will tell you you manage out the ones who don't fit and who don't respond to leaders and coaches, and you build up those who bring the best out of others. There are a ton of players who are simply uncoachable and others who are much less capable of being coached. The reason our players respond so well to coaching is that we have a culture of leaders. We have Thomas Jones showing Charles the ropes of the NFL on and off the field. You have Hali treating the gym like it's his second home. You have guys like Cassel who spent countless hours watching film. You have locker room leaders who tactfully get Dwayne Bowe to shut up and focus.

This is a team that took a blowout loss, played their asses off in that second half, and then bounced back next game as if the loss never happened. This is a team that walked into training camp without a single player out of shape. This is a team that cares deeply about winning. They are overachievers. One day talent will catch up with that.