Wren seems to believe that Jerry Kill is either too complex or mysterious to understand. Therefore we should wait until he has prerequisite number of Big Ten wins before we draw any conclusions about him. Wren is certainly right that we can’t say for sure whether he will be able to turn the program around, but unlike Wren I say we do have enough knowledge and history about Jerry Kill to draw some very reasonable conclusions about him.
Wren seems to believe that we really shouldn’t or can’t try to understand Jerry Kill’s actions because we can’t possible know what Jerry is thinking. When I suggested that Gray was the starter even though he had yet to be named the starter, wren said in affect who do I think I am, coach Kill? All you just needed to do was listen to what Jerry and his coaches were saying about Gray to realize that he is the starter. In addtion it helps to understand that it is part of coach Kill’s coaching philosophy and strategy is to push the players to continue to strive all the time. Therefore coach Kill doesn’t like to name starters.
The 5TH Down Football guys were able to figure this out when they wrote that “Although Kill has not officially named Gray as the starter heading into summer workouts, the new coach was quick to point out that Gray is ‘certainly the guy going into fall camp.’ The competition will turn up a notch when highly-touted QB Max Shortell enters the picture during summer camp, but it appears that it would take something spectacular happening for Gray to be dethroned prior to Minnesota’s opener at USC.”
Yea, that Jerry is a complicated guy. Therefore we certainly shouldn’t try to read anything into what he says. Besides, that would require that we have some insight and having the ability to reason. Instead let’s all say simple phrases like “It is all about Big Ten wins”. That is how you coach and turn a program around.
The truth wren is that Jerry is not that complicated. Almost everything he says is designed to move the University of Minnesota’s football program in the direction of his vision and his understanding of what it going to take to get there. He is going start by out working, out teaching, and out motivating the competition. He also understands that you need to pay attention to the details for all aspects of a successful program.
Part of this is how you communicate to the program stakeholders. Jerry does it honestly but also uses every opportunity in speaking as a teaching moment. Another words, when he speaks he is doing great more than just communicating information to the stakeholders of the U of M football program. He is changing the culture and preceptions of the Universtiy of Minnesota football program.
I suspect most people are starting to realize this. The classic example of this was how he communicated the academic issues the football team was having this spring. Maybe Sid still doesn’t get it but I suspect a great many others now understand what Jerry was doing and why. Jerry modus operandi is to under promise, over deliver, and to keep people focused on and motivated to achieve his vision. Yes, that is right; we are all being managed by Jerry. I don’t mean this in a negative sense but just opposite. This is why Jerry may be able to do what others have not been able to do, turn the program around.
Wren seems to believe that we really shouldn’t or can’t try to understand Jerry Kill’s actions because we can’t possible know what Jerry is thinking. When I suggested that Gray was the starter even though he had yet to be named the starter, wren said in affect who do I think I am, coach Kill? All you just needed to do was listen to what Jerry and his coaches were saying about Gray to realize that he is the starter. In addtion it helps to understand that it is part of coach Kill’s coaching philosophy and strategy is to push the players to continue to strive all the time. Therefore coach Kill doesn’t like to name starters.
The 5TH Down Football guys were able to figure this out when they wrote that “Although Kill has not officially named Gray as the starter heading into summer workouts, the new coach was quick to point out that Gray is ‘certainly the guy going into fall camp.’ The competition will turn up a notch when highly-touted QB Max Shortell enters the picture during summer camp, but it appears that it would take something spectacular happening for Gray to be dethroned prior to Minnesota’s opener at USC.”
Yea, that Jerry is a complicated guy. Therefore we certainly shouldn’t try to read anything into what he says. Besides, that would require that we have some insight and having the ability to reason. Instead let’s all say simple phrases like “It is all about Big Ten wins”. That is how you coach and turn a program around.
The truth wren is that Jerry is not that complicated. Almost everything he says is designed to move the University of Minnesota’s football program in the direction of his vision and his understanding of what it going to take to get there. He is going start by out working, out teaching, and out motivating the competition. He also understands that you need to pay attention to the details for all aspects of a successful program.
Part of this is how you communicate to the program stakeholders. Jerry does it honestly but also uses every opportunity in speaking as a teaching moment. Another words, when he speaks he is doing great more than just communicating information to the stakeholders of the U of M football program. He is changing the culture and preceptions of the Universtiy of Minnesota football program.
I suspect most people are starting to realize this. The classic example of this was how he communicated the academic issues the football team was having this spring. Maybe Sid still doesn’t get it but I suspect a great many others now understand what Jerry was doing and why. Jerry modus operandi is to under promise, over deliver, and to keep people focused on and motivated to achieve his vision. Yes, that is right; we are all being managed by Jerry. I don’t mean this in a negative sense but just opposite. This is why Jerry may be able to do what others have not been able to do, turn the program around.
