In November 2009 I wrote two posts on Why Good Teams Go Bad (http://briandoddonleadership.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/why-good-teams-go-bad-part-1/) which was a study of NFL (www.nfl.com) teams that were 13-3 or better one year and experienced a losing record the next. What was interesting was that three of those teams had losing records prior to the one great year. In other words – a bad season, then a great […]
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Adding Leaders: Insights from the 2010 Kansas City Chiefs Draft
Brian Dodd on May 10, 2010 in NFL Draft, Performance, Sports Leadership
On Monday, April 26th in Peter King’s great column Monday Morning QB (http://rss.cnn.com/rss/si_peter_king.rss) he noted that five of the seven Kansas City Chief 2010 draft picks were captains of the college teams. They were: Eric Berry of the Tennessee Volunteers who was also the best defensive player in the draft not named Suh. Dexter McCluster […]
The Greatest Enemy of Future Success is Past Success
Brian Dodd on May 1, 2010 in NFL Draft, Performance
In the 2009 NFL Draft, the following are the top 5 USC selections:Mark Sanchez – New York Jets, Round 1, No. 5 overallBrian Cushing -Houston Texans, Round 1, No. 15 overallClay Matthews – Green Bay Packers, Round 1, No. 26 overallRey Maualuga – Cincinnati Bengals, Round 2, No. 38 overallFili Moala – Indianapolis Colts, Round […]