Maintaining the Vision

Legendary Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi once muttered, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” And even though that particular ideology throws political correctness completely out the window, it does, however, remind those who play the games that victory is – without a doubt – the desired end result. The game of football is a primary example of the win-at-all-cost mentality that bonds coaches, players and fans together. The problem is not necessarily finding ways to win, but rather finding ways to keep winning. For example, the now defunct Houston Oilers of the National Football League were perennial playoff stalwarts that seemingly every year collapsed during postseason play after successfully navigating through their regular season schedule. The Oilers reached the playoffs during seven consecutive seasons only to fall short each year, four of which