Despite being the third-youngest head coach in the NFL, new Chargers head coach Brandon Staley has established himself as if he’s been coaching in the league for well over 10 years.
Not only is Staley one of the best defensive minds in the NFL, but he’s up there in terms of building buy-in with the team, as has taken the necessary steps to build trust with his players since taking over.
Following their spring practices, Staley talked about how happy he was with how the team as a whole has quickly come together and are bought in with his vision and philosophy moving forward.
“They’re completely invested in what we’re doing and how we’re doing it, because they’ve been a big part of the process,” Staley said, per the team’s official website. And I think when you talk to our guys that’s what they’ll tell you, we’ve really done this together.
I know it’s early and we haven’t done anything, but I like what I see. I like how our team, our coaches, our players, the sports performance, I like how our team’s coming together. And I think that we’re going to set ourselves up for a really competitive training camp.”
To Staley, the foundation for the team starts with “relationships” and the second is “competition.” That’s something that Los Angeles didn’t seem to have with their previous head coaches.
Given Staley’s attention to detail and team culture creation, the state of the Chargers is going to look a lot in different way this upcoming season, in a positive way, that is.
You can see how Staley interacts with the players in a way that he’s able to connect with them with his positive and motivating attitude in the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y2aKxWd1_E