Tom Garfinkel
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Podcast Appearances
And one of those things is that players are really different today than they were even five years ago. They want to understand the why of things. And instead of just saying, shut up and get in line and do what I tell you to do, Mike will sit down with a player and say, well... you know, listen, wide receiver, here's why I need you to block corners and safeties in the run game.
And one of those things is that players are really different today than they were even five years ago. They want to understand the why of things. And instead of just saying, shut up and get in line and do what I tell you to do, Mike will sit down with a player and say, well... you know, listen, wide receiver, here's why I need you to block corners and safeties in the run game.
Well, I get paid to catch touchdowns. Okay, so then I'll show them the film and say, okay, here's a three-yard run, and where the wide receiver didn't block the corner of safety. Here's the wide receiver blocking the corner of safety, and here's a 35-yard explosive run. But watch what happens the next play. Now the defense moves up into the box. Now you can run past them and score a touchdown.
Well, I get paid to catch touchdowns. Okay, so then I'll show them the film and say, okay, here's a three-yard run, and where the wide receiver didn't block the corner of safety. Here's the wide receiver blocking the corner of safety, and here's a 35-yard explosive run. But watch what happens the next play. Now the defense moves up into the box. Now you can run past them and score a touchdown.
Well, I get paid to catch touchdowns. Okay, so then I'll show them the film and say, okay, here's a three-yard run, and where the wide receiver didn't block the corner of safety. Here's the wide receiver blocking the corner of safety, and here's a 35-yard explosive run. But watch what happens the next play. Now the defense moves up into the box. Now you can run past them and score a touchdown.
So you see how it's good for you? So he explains it to them, and they're like, oh, okay, coach. You know, I was down in the weight room today and the energy, the positive energy, the camaraderie, the excitement is palpable.
So you see how it's good for you? So he explains it to them, and they're like, oh, okay, coach. You know, I was down in the weight room today and the energy, the positive energy, the camaraderie, the excitement is palpable.
So you see how it's good for you? So he explains it to them, and they're like, oh, okay, coach. You know, I was down in the weight room today and the energy, the positive energy, the camaraderie, the excitement is palpable.
No, I think it's definitely useful for comparison. I think it comes down to culture, values and standards, investment into your people. I'm a believer that people need to work together physically. Certain jobs, certain, you know, if you're coding, sitting at your computer all day and that's all you do, you could probably do that as easily from home as from an office.
No, I think it's definitely useful for comparison. I think it comes down to culture, values and standards, investment into your people. I'm a believer that people need to work together physically. Certain jobs, certain, you know, if you're coding, sitting at your computer all day and that's all you do, you could probably do that as easily from home as from an office.
No, I think it's definitely useful for comparison. I think it comes down to culture, values and standards, investment into your people. I'm a believer that people need to work together physically. Certain jobs, certain, you know, if you're coding, sitting at your computer all day and that's all you do, you could probably do that as easily from home as from an office.
But most environments are still very human. They rely on human interaction and investing in those environments and investing in that organic interaction enhances creativity, it enhances productivity, it enhances... People want meaning, right? It goes back to Viktor Frankl and everything. I think meaning matters. And I think what we do, it's more than sports, it's more than football.
But most environments are still very human. They rely on human interaction and investing in those environments and investing in that organic interaction enhances creativity, it enhances productivity, it enhances... People want meaning, right? It goes back to Viktor Frankl and everything. I think meaning matters. And I think what we do, it's more than sports, it's more than football.
But most environments are still very human. They rely on human interaction and investing in those environments and investing in that organic interaction enhances creativity, it enhances productivity, it enhances... People want meaning, right? It goes back to Viktor Frankl and everything. I think meaning matters. And I think what we do, it's more than sports, it's more than football.
It's about meaning, it's about social interaction. And we bring people together to experience life together. It's still better to be in a stadium when someone catches that pass in the fourth quarter to win a football game than to watch it on television by yourself at home because you're experiencing it with other people.
It's about meaning, it's about social interaction. And we bring people together to experience life together. It's still better to be in a stadium when someone catches that pass in the fourth quarter to win a football game than to watch it on television by yourself at home because you're experiencing it with other people.
It's about meaning, it's about social interaction. And we bring people together to experience life together. It's still better to be in a stadium when someone catches that pass in the fourth quarter to win a football game than to watch it on television by yourself at home because you're experiencing it with other people.
And whether it's that as a fan or whether it's employees interacting together in the workplace, particularly in environments like this one, and many are like this, where people work very hard. They work long hours and you're with your coworkers a lot and you want it to be inspiring. You want it to inspire creativity, productivity, happiness, positivity.
And whether it's that as a fan or whether it's employees interacting together in the workplace, particularly in environments like this one, and many are like this, where people work very hard. They work long hours and you're with your coworkers a lot and you want it to be inspiring. You want it to inspire creativity, productivity, happiness, positivity.
And whether it's that as a fan or whether it's employees interacting together in the workplace, particularly in environments like this one, and many are like this, where people work very hard. They work long hours and you're with your coworkers a lot and you want it to be inspiring. You want it to inspire creativity, productivity, happiness, positivity.