I talked to Buddy Morris, AZ Cardinals Head S& C coach

Buddy said he reads at least one hour a day and makes his staff do the same. It keeps him up to date on things going on not only in his profession but in other areas of interest. He said his desk looks like Albert Einsteins, a complete mess. He even quoted Einstein "If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” I thought it was a great quote.

a good team guy, is really important. Too often fans get enamored with skill only, and don't believe what he says/does in the locker room, and on the practice field, matter. Everyone in the NFL has talent, and having a good attitude is definitely a separator for me.

The entire Cardinals franchise is all about positivity from top to bottom. Michael Bidwell, Bruce Arians and the GM (forget his name) are a great trio. Easy to cheer that franchise.

In comment 13034957 Ben in Tampa said:

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The entire Cardinals franchise is all about positivity from top to bottom. Michael Bidwell, Bruce Arians and the GM (forget his name) are a great trio. Easy to cheer that franchise.

He highly recommended watching this on Amazon. Said it was free for the month of July I think

In comment 13034957 Ben in Tampa said:
[quote] The entire Cardinals franchise is all about positivity from top to bottom. Michael Bidwell, Bruce Arians and the GM (forget his name) are a great trio. Easy to cheer that franchise. [/quote

Even the players I couldn't believe how much Patrick Peterson was trying to pump his guys up even when they were getting completely destroyed in the NFL championship game.

From my experience it is better to go with the opposite approach. If a player/team is feeling confident then the thing that destroys that is over-confident and complacency. If a player/team is down then piling on doesn't help. You have to pick them up. Kind of like Eli you have to balance everything out. Never get too high, never get too low.

How many athletes do you see that when they get on top they look at that as an end goal and expect that to always be the case? Too many. They forgot what got them to the top in the first place. That is why I love how Beckham has handled success. A lot of players do not know how to deal with failure but the same goes for success. Your whole life changes. He has busted his ass even harder it seems to be the best. And, even if he is considered the best player still playing he is striving for the being the best player to ever live and he will never reach that concretely. It will always be an argument on who the greatest player is so, imo, he will always be busting his ass until he hangs 'em up.

Arians sounds very positive from all that I have heard, however he is also a no-nonsense guy as well so he isn't going to be positive when a guy isn't doing what needs to be done in terms of effort. Results are different. If a guy is busting his ass and not getting the results it pays to be positive. If a guy is not putting in the effort I cannot see him being comforting and positive. I think that just comes along with the territory. This is all an opinion though.

I'd ask him with his name how did he end up as an S & C coach rather than writing for a sit com or performing stand up?

with his positive , take-charge attitude when he was HC at Temple, where he went about 2-30. He has players now. That's the difference, but apparently not enough so he can win a playoff game.

He said the key is attitude and ability to play as part of a team. There are many players he wants no part of. Team culture is everything

In comment 13035315 AP in Halfmoon said:

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He said the key is attitude and ability to play as part of a team. There are many players he wants no part of. Team culture is everything

Yeah, if you have "bad attitude" or negative types on your team you are likely better off removing them from the squad. Attitude, charisma and hard work ethic are everything.

I wonder if that is why Randle and Prince weren't pursued at all?

He said they fine players $1000 for a missed workout and $16,000 for losing a playbook.

Money is motivation for many of the players. Only real thing coaches have to hold over their head besides playing time usually.