If I can't get the captains to respond appropriately and show the leadership I expect, how is anyone else going to respond?

Keeping ridiculous hours doesn't mean you'll be successful.

The biggest thing you need to be successful with it is a quarterback who wants to be involved in the decision-making process and not just merely want to execute plays sent in to him.

We only wanted to pay significant sums to keep truly special players.

I always liked to be fairly simple because you could get more players ready to play quickly. If you lose players to free agency, injuries, etc., it is easier to get young players ready to play in a less complex system.

First, there is no typical grief cycle, and second, it's not something I went through. I'm still grieving.

If we do what we do without panicking, we can accomplish great things.