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(10-24-2017 10:23 AM)monarx Wrote:  BW has earned a pass for this season, but heres what I find strange. BW was very open about having light practices, not hitting hard, taking extra time off etc in the pre-season. Said we knew what we were doing, and wanted to avoid injuries. Now that we're losing, the players themselves had to ask for harder practices, staying later, being more physical etc. And low and behold... we seem to be improving. I get wanting to avoid injuries, but the general wisdom is you play like you practice. BW had wussified practices before the season and it seems to have paid off in losses. These guys may need to toughen up next year... coaches included.

I agree with this. I was concerned when he said he was going to give in to the new age, don't practice too hard nonsense. I think they now know that philosophy doesn't work.

Ironically, we have more injuries this year than 'any season in Wilder's career'. Who couldn't see that coming. Of course if you do not go hard in practice, and then jump into a game going 100 mph people are going to get hurt.