Snake Eyes
Experienced Starter w/First Big Contract
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Well just think about the movie and a guy blowing his brains out in the latrine
I rather doubt that Pats are physically beating the players and giving them towel parties in the middle of the night.
Think about the military suicide rate (it's gigantic.)
Do you think that might have anything to do with having PTSD and perhaps substantial physical injuries and then coming home to a country with little in job prospects?
There is a time to use various motivational techniques, and there are other times when they are contraindicated. Obviously. Praising one technique while not even thinking the others are useful is not realistic. It's probably the result of letting Hollywood program the mind.
Bill will not berate the team after certain types of losses. It's a fact. Berating somebody at the wrong time can result in losing them, defeating them, destroying their self confidence. Not great things to do if you need those players.
Why should someone have confidence if they perform like crap? True confidence comes from achievement, not from people giving you undeserved praise, Rexy did that and look where it got him.
I have a feeling that BB and TFB have forgotten more about getting a team to win than you will ever know. I'll trust them on this one.