Lovie and JA vs another coach-GM Tandem of The Bears

[Alaskan Grizzly]

Totaly agree Alaska, after 23 years in the Army I to responded to leaders that were calmer then my drill was. But I did respond well to my Drill , so much so I went the difficult route of Special ops. But after being in that enviroment, it seemed that leadership had a more firm but soft form. Best decribed in my early leadeship classes as WARM PRICKLYS. Being firm but freindly. I think I would have responded better to Ditka early on, But Lovie later on. Does that make sense??

 

Yep. In fact what I found in both my experiences in boot camp and training academies later in life were similar in the "demeanor" of the instructor. For the first few weeks it was intense drill and physical testing. This mostly served as way to weed out those that truly didn't deserve to be there or want to be there. But in either case, and after those first few weeks of intensity things started to "chill" a bit. The instructors instead seemed more human and at times like peers. (Call it the Dr Lovie / Mr Ditka effect). So yeah... It makes total sense.

 

And as far as whether Lovie wanted the staff he has currently. Wasn't there a long tie to Marinelli as they were once roomates years ago working for Dungy in TB? And of course Lovie worked for Martz in St. Louis. And I dare say that if Martz is as arrogant as some claim he would have told Lovie to pound sand if he didn't see an opportunity to help out an old friend? Maybe not or call me sentimental. But getting Tice was that last piece of puzzle that will pay off deep in the long run.