The Art of Winning

M.J.

7 years ago

Good coaches may have different styles, but the foundation of winning is the same

All good teams have coaches who understand the art of winning

By now, anyone not trapped six miles under Mars knows how Superbowl 51 turned out.

Most are either die hard fans of the New England Patriots or want the dynasty to die off as quickly as possible – few are ambivalent.

But, whether a lover or hater, or lukewarm, the reality is that the Patriots have mastered the art of winning.

…Just like the Dolphins did a long time ago with the great Don Shula.

The hope for Dolphins fans is that with Adam Gase now leading the team, maybe he too can

There are three primary principles that the Patriots put into practice better than anyone else and are the keys to their success for the last decade and a half.

It seems that Gase buys into these principles…of course, time will tell.

Talent is critical: there’s no doubt that NFL football is a game where having the best horses is a huge advantage, but all the talent in the world playing sloppily, without chemistry, and full of selfish players will not bring consistent success.

Anyone remember the Houston Oilers of the 80’s?

Now, this is definitely not a knock on Tom Brady, who exemplifies these principles, but his play isn’t the core of the Patriots success–despite his Hall of Fame resume. Yes, his career has been Nitro to these principles, but despite what most believe, it’s these core principles that have, and will be, the foundation of the Pats winning ways, even after Brady is gone…that is, as long as Bill Belichick is there to perpetuate this art of winning.

Winning and clean games almost always go hand in hand.

Core Principle #1: Don’t beat yourself, Make the opponent beat you
1) Win or equal the turn-over battle.
2) Win or equal the penalty battle

This isn’t rocket science, but rather basic football. Yet, despite being a basic concept, it’s application isn’t so easily had. This principle is one of the main reasons why Don Shula became a HOF coach. This principle has zero to do with physical talent and can be applied to the any roster. It can make a marginal rosters good, or a good roster great. Clean games by lesser teams can brings wins against more talented opponents.

Now, if you have clean games combined with talent… look out: Can you say 1972?

Core Principle #2: Acquire High I.Q football players
1) Smart players make smart decisions
2) Smart player can master larger playbooks

When larger playbooks are mastered a broader range in schemes and play designs can be employed, giving a team great flexibility. Of course, you do need a coach who can utilize this playbook as we. But, if the coach and players have the ability to master a scheme that has a wide range that flexibility aids in game-planning and half time adjustments, ability to confuse or cause hesitation in opponents, and allows less talented players to be masked by staff, and a player to use I.Q as a core attribute in his skill-set.

This principle isn’t a must, if you have a lot of talent. But, in this salary cap age, ever team has holes, and flexibility can allow a staff to protect and hide its weakness. An example would Tampa’s Tampa 2 defense verse the Ravens 3-4: both champions–one with a simple D, and the other multifaceted. But, Tampa could be simply because they had loads of talent.

Core Principle #3: Sold-out for teams success
1) Team success is dominant over personal success
2) Player who don’t give 100% aren’t tolerated
3) Players who hurt the team on or off the field aren’t tolerated

“Do Your Job” is the credo of the Patriots. These three small word speak volumes. Do: production over potential. Your: players must own responsibilities given by staff. Job: players are at work and must be professional… at ALL times. Again, this principle has nothing to do with talent, it’s about will and mind. This is why players like Collins can be traded and the defense still ends up ranked #1.

Miami is getting better at the art of winning

Now, as a Miami Dolphins and Real Bookies site like pay per head bookie service fan you might say, why am I kissing the rears of the enemy so much. The reason is two-fold: it’s the truth, so there is very little kissing, and more importantly, coach Adam Gase has begun to employ these winning principles.

And that’s a very good thing.

while there has been success, Miami struggled with some of these principles.

Principle #1 gave the Dolphins are hard time in 2016, and when it did, they almost always lost. There were a string of games that when principle #1 was in full effect Miami one. This principle is one of the main factors involved in winning or losing in NFL Football. Good teams are highly consistent in this principle.

Principle #2 also offered some issues in 2016. The offense had to be scaled back a few weeks into the season, and while this did help out the production early on, later, the good defenses were able to bottle up a predictable narrow game plan that lacked the talent to pull the simplicity off.

And as for the defense, it was designed to be basic with a talented front to make it work–this didn’t happen. And, when unable to even attempt to hide or protect their weaknesses, the defense was exposed.

Principle #3 is what Gase did the best. It set a good foundation and tenor for 2016, and more importantly, the future. Ajayi being benched set a tone that players and fans responded to.

I’m not saying Gase is Shula or Belichick, but I do expect that in 2017 Miami will take the next step in these principles. Gase is a good coach at the very least–maybe even better than good. This coming season will be a huge indicator of his talent. Yes winning is the ratio between a coaches ability and how much talent he has, but if the foundation of these core principles are in place, the art of winning is made a lot easier. Go Fins!!!

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All good teams have coaches who understand the art of winning

Winning and clean games almost always go hand in hand.

Miami is getting better at the art of winning

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