Originally posted by ZRF80:
Originally posted by cgida:
Originally posted by ZRF80:
Oh Geez.
Guys, does this even make sense ? Considering a team that is going into the season with low morale offensively (after all, our starters sucked it up pretty bad in preseason), wouldnt it be a better fit to give "captainship" to someone that will carry this offense more, such as Hill or Gore ? What exactly does making VD captain do for us ? Pump him up enough to increase his catches from 1 per game to 2 per game ?
First, Spencer is starter. Now this.
Singletary's lost.........
Thats it just throw in the towel!!! Come on man, this is a commonly used tactic in leading. The idea is to take a valuable commodity ie...VD. Someone with a small scope but a tremendous amount of PASSION and give them a broader scope so that they do not only have to worry about themselves but they have to do what is best for the team. It is the most classic case of team building.
Singletary's lost......... I think the wagon to New England is leaving soon and maybe you should be on that because your loyalty is obviously not with the 9ers!!!
Commonly used tactic in leading ? Please cite examples, oh wise one. Your theory makes absolute sense, but you use it with someone that actually makes an impact on offense/defense. If this were the case, why even bother giving it to Willis ? We already know he's passionate about the team. Lets go out and give it to Ulbrich or Lawson.......
Leadership is something that takes development, like any professional skill. A good manager can see past a person's flaws, and recognize if they may have that within themsleves, but need development on it. I have managed people before, and sometimes your best people only shine when you put some heavy responsibility on them, otherwise they lose interest quickly, or become frustrated too easily. Even as an outsider, I can see that Davis has always wanted to be leader, but has been treated as a petulant child -
go back to blocking young man.. The guy is as frustrated as it comes, which I think has caused him to act up a bit. So instead of continually reprimanding him, the boss says, "ok, you want to have a lot of input, and be the leader? You are it. Everyone is looking up to you now. Set a good example for them"
I think it is a very smart move.