Cameron's comments annoyed me as well. I try to take coaches' comments in context after a loss, but having had to listen to a lot of comments after a lot of losses this year, patterns have emerged.
This coaching staff continually puts the onus back on the players. 'Stick to the system', 'keep doing the same things', 'persevere', 'find ways to be successful', etc.
The comments always put the onus on the players to find a way to solve the problem and be better. But as tkflames suggested, good leaders find ways to take that pressure off the players. Yes, at the end of the day, it is only the players that can get it done. But it is up to the coaches to find ways to put them in a position to succeed.
I believe the mindset that the coaching staff has the players in, puts too much pressure on them and has them thinking too much. And when you look at how they play in big games, the results are just what you would expect if that were the case.
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