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Originally Posted by nunusguy
NFL teams win with talent, then the winning culture follows, not vice versa. End of story.
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Saying 'end of story' doesn't actually mean you are right.
How about the countless times where NFL teams change little but the coach and start winning immediately? Talent is more evenly distributed in the NFL than in any other pro sports league. Combine that with the far smaller number of games and success is not determined by who, but by how.
Just this year we see the Chiefs, Bucs, and Jaguars winning with major talent deficiencies. The Jags may actually have entered the season worse at Safety than we did, and with little of the offensive talent we have to make up for it. The Chiefs and Bucs actually started their turn arounds by getting rid of their most talented players and starting from scratch with young guys who had not been a part of the losing. The head coaches in both cases have changed what those players expect to happen on Sundays.
Not to mention teams who had plenty of talent a year ago like Dallas and Minnesota can't sniff .500 this year. Where is the winning culture following talent on those teams.
There is no league where talent determines success less than the NFL. Scheme, motivation, health, and schedule are huge factors. We can't control the last two, but it is the job of our coaching staff to control the first two, and they have failed to do so.