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Originally Posted by tredadda
Agreed. Also reading what some over there said is that KC plays their rookies which then pays off. The Bills do not. I think that might have to change as they stand to lose some vets and watching the KC model pay off they might do the same.
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A lot of teams do not have the locker room capable of supporting this though.
Watch Bolton barking at Karlaftis pre snap. He's often telling him where to stand and what to watch for. Watch Chris Jones yell at the DL when they're in the wrong. Listen to the never ending talk coming out of Kelce. That barking, yelling, and speech giving would melt rookies in some locker rooms. With this team everyone seems to accept that it's not personal, it's growth and advice coming from players you can trust. That kind of trust allows our rookies to learn on the fly instead of wasting a full year on the practice field at a snail's pace. I assume the legendary Bart Vaghn is paying attention to personalities that fit this pressure packed learn from the core on the fly system as well.
I can't remember who said it, but a player mentioned that this kind of respect, trust, mentality, or whatever you want to call it, started back in DJ's era. When DJ spoke the whole room knew it was with purpose.