WOW! Now that's confidence.
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remember the loser gets a conference championship ring so they
would ger rings either way.
still most players wouldnt realise hat so it was great show
of confidence in them.
would ger rings either way.
still most players wouldnt realise hat so it was great show
of confidence in them.
McCarthy actually put the fitting on the team's itinerary for Saturday night after all the speeches and pep talks were over, the coach dismissed the players and told them to go get their fingers measured for Super Bowl rings.
"That's our head coach," defensive end Ryan Pickett said. "He's been the same way all year. He said he thought we were going to win it all, so we should have the rings fitted. After the meeting we just went out (into the hallway) and they had people there to measure us.
Sam Shields said he wasn't that surprised McCarthy did it. "It was just something to show that he had a lot of confidence in us," Shields said. "Getting fitted for the ring showed he had confidence in us."
Team president Mark Murphy said he was aware of McCarthy's motivational tactic and was excited about it. He said over the next two weeks, he and others in the organization would start working on the design of the ring.
"The advice I keep getting from the players is that it should be very gaudy."
"That's our head coach," defensive end Ryan Pickett said. "He's been the same way all year. He said he thought we were going to win it all, so we should have the rings fitted. After the meeting we just went out (into the hallway) and they had people there to measure us.
Sam Shields said he wasn't that surprised McCarthy did it. "It was just something to show that he had a lot of confidence in us," Shields said. "Getting fitted for the ring showed he had confidence in us."
Team president Mark Murphy said he was aware of McCarthy's motivational tactic and was excited about it. He said over the next two weeks, he and others in the organization would start working on the design of the ring.
"The advice I keep getting from the players is that it should be very gaudy."
I gotta say KUDOS to McCarthy. He has been masterful this season, and frankly, I think he found his, and the team's stride, post NE game. His confidence publicly I think rubbed off on the team and he was amazing.
This is yet another one of those things that could look cheesy, but given his tone all week, made perfect sense.
Mike McCarthy - congrats, and it's a downright travesty that you got zero COY votes.
This is yet another one of those things that could look cheesy, but given his tone all week, made perfect sense.
Mike McCarthy - congrats, and it's a downright travesty that you got zero COY votes.