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Wednesday, August 25, 2004
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Gibbs Puts Stock in His People
Coach Joe Gibbs became a Hall of Fame coach after winning three Super Bowls in a
dozen years
with the Washington Redskins from 1981 to 1992. During his
hiatus from football, Gibbs found similar success heading a
NASCAR racing team. Gibbs believes that choosing the right
personnel has been a big factor in his success in and out the
NFL. In his second Redskins stint, Gibbs brings a coterie of his
former assistants to help mold a roster that was transformed
during
an active season.
"For me, all team-building things I've been involved in, first
of all is picking the right people," Gibbs said, "which is one
of the hardest things in the world, because people, they may not
look like they're really talented but they are.
"They may fill out the resume and it looks fantastic and they're
not. And most of the time, what we're trying to evaluate is
what's in here," Gibbs added, pointing to his heart. "So I think
the most important thing for any leader is how he picks the
people, because if you pick the right people, they're going to
make you look good."
Gibbs also stresses communication to get the best results,
whether from modern-day NFL or players
from a bygone era.
"And then, as far as communication goes, I think there's basic
principles there," Gibbs said.
"No. 1, you never embarrass somebody in front of their peers.
You always talk to them one-on-one if it's serious. I think you
try and teach people in communication. They need to hear it,
they need to see it, and then preferably they need to do it. So
you need to address all those three
areas.
"And not everybody is the same. Everybody has a different hot
button. Some people you have to get on them some. Some people
you give them a little sugar and they'll die for you."
Gibbs used Ernest Byner, his former tailback, and the team's
running backs coach as an example.
"Every time I ran a plan and he made a mistake, he'd get off the
ground and go, 'I know, I know, I know,' " Gibbs said. "In other
words, don't tell me. He didn't want somebody else telling him.
He was self-motivated, he was going to teach himself. Those are
some of the people that you'd like to have. Everybody is not
that way."
-- Nunyo Demasio
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Arrington May Sit Again -
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Linebacker LaVar Arrington, who missed last week's preseason
game in Miami with a sprained knee, may be forced to miss
Friday's contest.
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Barrow Is Still Waiting -
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The tendon strain in his left knee that has placed linebacker
Mike Barrow on the shelf for most of training camp may keep him
out indefinitely.
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AROUND THE NFL
Union Continues to Challenge Carter's Release -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W7RT0451667B784658B4F3FADEB8A0 Quincy Carter has a
new team, but the NFL
Players Association plans to continue pursuing its case that
charges the Dallas Cowboys with wrongful termination for
releasing the quarterback
three weeks ago.
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