TIGER GOALS 2001 EXCELLENCE: THE QUALITY OF A PERSON'S LIFE IS IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO THEIR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR CHOSEN FIELD OF ENDEAVOR. THAT IS THE “EYE OF THE TIGER” PLAYERS TO WIN ‘The coaches are here to help you perform to the best of your ability. We will work with the players, and coach you for the next play. We will be pasitive, but we will confront you and demand that you do things correctly. You must be responsible to do things correctly and also be accountable for what you do. A TEAM must have discipline to do your job consistently and @ffectively. Know what to do, how to do it, and why it is important to do it that way. Pay attention to detail, Play Smarter, do not beat yourself, make opponents beat us physically. Always be prepared and take pride in perfect execution. We must be tougher and more physical than our opporients. Mental and physical toughness will create an aggressive intimidating style of play. It begins Up front on defense and in the offensive line, We must cchtrol the LOS. We must stop th fun and run the football effectively and with consistency. . Special Teams is an area vers ‘We'set the tempo with toughness. We must give relentless effort for 60-minutes in every game regardless of circumstances in the game. Wee will not be out-hit or out-hustled in any game we play.CONFIDENCE: We must believe we can, Playing the best in most critical times in a game ‘comes from believing in one's self — that he is prepared and deserves success: Futus.on being a Relentless Competitor, play to play and not be affected by the scoreboard. Make your opponent feel that you will never quit coming after him and that he may as well quit, ‘When you are successful — do not be affected — remember what got you there. When you have failure — do not be frustrated — learn from mistakes and be a Relentless Competitor to win on the next play. Great teams expect to dominate opponents for 60 minutes. TOGETHERNESS: Comes from everyone working together toward the same goal. That goal is more important than any individual success or accolade. Respect the goals, Principles and values of your team and teammates and the chemistry will create success for all and a feeling of accomplishment shared by many that will be fun and the most self- gratification you will ever experience. OFFENSE: Control “Tempo” of Game — Score Points 1. Must run ball effectively ~ Physical on LOS — Establish toughness (Red Area, End Game, GUSY). No turnovers ~ Protect football ~ Must have positive tuover ratio (3.42 points per fumble, 2.31 points per intercept). 3° down conversions (45%). Must execute balance in offense (Pass Efficiericy). Must pick-up-blitz ~ Protect QB to be an effective Passing Team. Make Big Plays. Get 8 +15 runs or +20 Passes per game. ‘Score TD's in Red Area (75%), always score 100% of the time. Eliminate penalties, 1/30 plays would be good. Must eliminate all undisciplined type penalties. PNOTAwS VW DEFENSE: Prevent Score. Relentless, Aggressive, Physical Style — Key to Success. Defend MOF Run — Pass. ‘Stop the Run = Dominate LOS — Create positive D/D situations. Must get turnovers (+313 points per fumble, 0.91 points per intercept). 3" down efficiency (70%) get off the field on third down. Pressure QB ~ Push pocket in middle — Effect rhythm of QB. Prevent Big Plays ~ No mental errors, or missed tackles will eliminate Big Plays. Execute critical situations. Red Area, GLISY, 2-minute. Poise in adjustments — Execute as a unit. Poise will eliminate penalties (1/30 plays). PNOMAEN > SPECIAL TEAMS: Relentless Effort and Toughness with Execution will Dominate! Control vertical field position. ‘Specialist ~ Kicker, Punter, Snappers, Returers must execute, Possession of ball is most important. No Turnovers on Special Teams. Put tremendous pressure on their specialist to create turnovers. Capitalize on mistakes and lack of preparation in the kicking game. Big plays in kicking game will result in points, blocked kicks, turnovers, and +50 possessions. yo aay eWhat It Takes To Be Number One Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all the time thing. You don’t win once in a while; you don’t do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game, and that’s first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don’t ever want to finish second again. There is a second place bowl game, but it is a game for losers played by losers. It is and always has been an American zeal to be first in anything we do, and to win, and to win. Every time a football player goes to apply his trade he’s got to play from the ground up — from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their heads. That’s O.K. you’ve got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you’ve got to play with your heart with every fiber of your body. If you’re lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he’s never going to come off the field second. : Running a football team is no different than running any other kind of organization — an army, a political party, or a business. The principles are the same. The object is to win - to beat the other guy. Maybe that sounds hard or cruel. I don’t think it is, It is a reality of life that men are competitive and the most competitive games draw the most competitive men. That’s why they are there ~ to compete. To know the rules and objectives when they get in the game. The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules — but to win. And in truth, I’ve never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn’t appreciate the grind, the discipline. There is something in good men that really yearns for discipline and the harsh reality of head to head combat. I don’t say these things because I believe in the “brute” nature of man or that men must be brutalized to be combative. I believe in God, and I believe in human decency. But I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour — his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear — is that moment when he has to work his heart out in a good cause and he’s exhausted on the field of battle — victorious. _ z assesses Vince Lombardi