It takes many things to build great organizations.
Discipline is one of them. That's what makes the Buffalo Bills
franchise so painful to watch, especially under Coach Rex Ryan. Just when they
need mental toughness and personal accountability the most in game situations,
they devolve to foolish, overly aggressive, pseudo-tough-guy penalties - time
after time after time. It's so predictable that it's boring.
Physical toughness
gets you to the NFL; mental toughness and emotional intelligence win championships.
Coach Ryan and the Bills should not be so indifferent to sloppy,
self-defeating penalties and the dubious characters who constantly commit them. The loyal, long-suffering Buffalo fans deserve better. As a Patriots' follower, however, I'm delighted that discipline, mental toughness and accountability do not seem to be priorities for the Bills.
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