Coach Tomlin Reasonable Expectations & Standards

Man, in the growth and development of this thing, man, I'm talking to you about norms, expectations, mindsets. Mindsets that you should have. And it's always good to acknowledge reasonable expectations. I expect you get better in all areas, man. Whether it's the knowledge relative to what it is that you do, the maintenance and the preparation of your body, the understanding of the game, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. You need to continually be a guy on the rise. That is a reasonable expectation as opposed to just coming in here putting in time. What do I mean by that? I mean the things that made you viable in the past aren't going to be the things that make you viable moving forward. You better be continually getting better. As long as you sitting in rooms like this. I ain't doing my job if I'm not pointing that out. You guys that have been here and know what it's about, man, we expect you to be significantly better.

Hear the words. You a young guy, man. We might have tolerated mental errors a year ago. We'll have less tolerance for it moving forward. It's just a reasonable expectation. And so let's just be really transparent, man, about expectations in this business, about how competitive it is. I never want you worrying about people on the outside, even the man sitting next to you. This is a man versus himself battle. You gotta be continually pressing to get better.

With that understanding that this is a highly competitive line of work that we're in.