I'm not buying the fear angle either. Not this day and age.
I think it may be a combination of respect, and a better job of getting the message across to the players...IE communication.
Sutter has been there and done that. He brings an air of confidence to the message he's preaching. Confidence in himself, because he's made it work before, and confidence from the players because they can look at his body of work and realize he knows what he's talking about.
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