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Players should not be completely absolved

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Didn't see practice today. But from talking to #Canes players it sure doesn't feel like #FSU week. No extra hype. None
 
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SFbayCane said:
rokulika said:
I get that freelancing and not toeing the line gets you nowhere here, but at what point do you accept reality?

There are plenty of disgruntled football players out there who don't particularly like or agree with their coaches. Playing with a modicum of emotion is too much to ask?
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Rok,
Frankly, I see it in the corporate world all the time. There's an old adage that says, "It's better to fail traditionally than to succeed untraditionally." Golden is the living embodiment of this mindset. He is coaching his team in a manner that will help him with job interviews next spring, not in a manner that will help the Canes win games. To suggest that the players should do otherwise is without merit in my opinion. People act in their own best interests. Cannot hate on a kid for towing the line when the marketplace is telling him that he will see a change in management after this season.
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rokulika said:
Obviously, the problems begin and end with Golden and this staff but there's plenty of stuff in between. Mainly, these players don't appear to have much self-motivation. Why spend 8 months busting your *** lifting and training to just go through the motions on Saturdays? It's ultimately Godlen's job to get them fired up but do these kids have any pride? What the **** are they even out there for?



"There was very little life in the team... I saw very little fire within the team. I'm talking amongst the players. Not a lot of high fives. Very little show of emotion. But once the team made mistakes, the heads dropped, the disappointment was visible. There was a drive in the third quarter when a holding call and missed field goal really hurt us. Coming off the field, there was no leader talking to the team. There was no "let's go team" chants...
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Listen to Al's last pregame speech. "Don't rise to the occasion. Fall back on your training." They are doing what they're told to do. Go out there and be drones. There's no emotion and leadership on the field. It's not allowed.
 
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