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Many teams opened voluntary organized team activities this week, including the Washington Commanders. Every NFL team has its schedule, but all teams are in Phase 3 of offseason programming with mini-camps scheduled for June and training camp beginning in July. On Wednesday, Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury addressed the media and was asked about splitting touches between his offensive weapons.
"Yeah, I've never had a great player that didn't want the ball," Kingsbury said. "And so that kind of comes with the territory, but that's one thing I think that DQ has created where it's the team above anything else. These guys that had their success last year and got their touches, they know that bringing Deebo in, there's gonna be less, but we're going to be better. And I think when they're able to sacrifice for that and understand that the ultimate goal is winning, then it all works itself out. You want those guys, and they're going to be pissed, I'll get cussed out a few games, but it just comes with the territory. You'd rather have really good players cussing you out than bad players cussing you out."
There are only positive things to take away from this comment. First, Kingsbury knows he will get cussed out by his players. It's probably inevitable that someone will be mad and cause a scene every year. But he's prepared for it and knows it's just part of the gig.
He's also buying into what Dan Quinn is selling this team, which will go a long way toward the entire offense, including the new additions, buying in. There's nothing more important than the team itself being successful, even at the expense of a player's touches or what stats he puts up this week. Performance bonuses are an incentive, not a guarantee, and should not be a consideration when calling plays.
That's going to anger some players, but it's the truth. That's why it's called an incentive; you have to earn it. And if your team has a chance to win the Super Bowl, you better be ready to give up on that bonus if it means winning the big game. And that's the type of environment that Quinn is creating. That's the kind of attitude that will propel this organization to regain the respect it lost over the last three decades.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Commanders OC Kliff Kingsbury's hilarious response to question
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"Yeah, I've never had a great player that didn't want the ball," Kingsbury said. "And so that kind of comes with the territory, but that's one thing I think that DQ has created where it's the team above anything else. These guys that had their success last year and got their touches, they know that bringing Deebo in, there's gonna be less, but we're going to be better. And I think when they're able to sacrifice for that and understand that the ultimate goal is winning, then it all works itself out. You want those guys, and they're going to be pissed, I'll get cussed out a few games, but it just comes with the territory. You'd rather have really good players cussing you out than bad players cussing you out."
There are only positive things to take away from this comment. First, Kingsbury knows he will get cussed out by his players. It's probably inevitable that someone will be mad and cause a scene every year. But he's prepared for it and knows it's just part of the gig.
He's also buying into what Dan Quinn is selling this team, which will go a long way toward the entire offense, including the new additions, buying in. There's nothing more important than the team itself being successful, even at the expense of a player's touches or what stats he puts up this week. Performance bonuses are an incentive, not a guarantee, and should not be a consideration when calling plays.
That's going to anger some players, but it's the truth. That's why it's called an incentive; you have to earn it. And if your team has a chance to win the Super Bowl, you better be ready to give up on that bonus if it means winning the big game. And that's the type of environment that Quinn is creating. That's the kind of attitude that will propel this organization to regain the respect it lost over the last three decades.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Commanders OC Kliff Kingsbury's hilarious response to question
Continue reading...