I guess I’m not quite finished throwing around the good word about Coach Marinelli. What can I say? …I’m a fan.

Remember how I mentioned in my first post how Coach Marinelli is a great motivator? Well, here’s a “Marinelli Moment” that sticks out in my mind that reveals a little something about how he operates…

“Coach” is always throwing around quotes that will make a player stop in their tracks to take a moment and think about a certain something on a deeper level. For instance, there was one sentence of wisdom he wrote up on the board that made me value his work ethic to a deeper degree…

“You can’t consider yourself a teacher unless the people under you are learning.”

When I read that, I knew that this was a guy who takes great pride in being the best teacher he can be. Not many people call themselves out like he did when he wrote that on the board, because they don’t want to be held accountable for any future failures. But there he was, telling the entire locker room that if we – the players – weren’t improving, then he wasn’t doing a very good job of coaching us. You gotta appreciate that kind of honesty in a person.

Oh, and did I mention how great Coach Marinelli is? …No? Well, he is. He’s someone every player in the NFL would benefit from having around. Too bad they don’t, though — because only WE DO.

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