tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328789579487679553.post262764077774440743..comments2023-09-09T04:41:25.659-05:00Comments on Tundra Vision: Let's Stop Obsessing About OTA AttendanceC.D. Angelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446881989644895333noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328789579487679553.post-68217339473697828952009-06-09T15:53:19.229-05:002009-06-09T15:53:19.229-05:00stick, I'm with you. I do think that if it is...stick, I'm with you. I do think that if it is that important, the owners and the union need to get together and make it mandatory, not voluntary. It's hard to keep passing judgment on, say, Collins when Woodson is missing all the OTA's year after year. <br /><br />Packerwatch...thanks much!C.D. Angelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446881989644895333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328789579487679553.post-38303788680794935512009-06-09T15:01:58.013-05:002009-06-09T15:01:58.013-05:00Couldn't agree more with this post.Couldn't agree more with this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328789579487679553.post-25837990512434798002009-06-09T11:58:52.774-05:002009-06-09T11:58:52.774-05:00The quarterback of your team...the leader of the t...The quarterback of your team...the leader of the team on the field...needs to be at OTAs more than anybody else. You need to establish timing with your receivers and work out details with the coaches.<br /><br />If a guard, or a safety, or a linebacker misses some OTAs it's not as big of a deal, but the QB needs to be there unless there's a damn good reason for him not to be.<br /><br />In an article prior to the 2004 season, Favre talked about how he didn't always come to camp in the best shape and talked about how he doesn't like to work out. I understand that. But when you're the leader of the team I think you need to set a better example than that.<br /><br />Everybody wants to win; not everybody is willing to prepare to win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328789579487679553.post-54129261347383020792009-06-09T04:06:21.752-05:002009-06-09T04:06:21.752-05:00Certainly we can go overboard wih OTA attendance.
...Certainly we can go overboard wih OTA attendance.<br /><br />But in this era of far shorter and less challenging TCs they are far more important.<br /><br />And this is magnified when someting such as a new defense is being installed and/or a player is having contractual issues to boot.<br /><br />IMHO its always been a fine line between the winners and losers in the NFL and missing OTAs could be the difference between a successful player and one les so.<br /><br />Which of course could well translate into the success of the team as a whole.<br /><br />Probably its time to make these practices mandatory.stick56noreply@blogger.com