Oh how the mighty have fallen. Two years ago, the Indianapolis Colts was playing in the Super Bowl under first year head coach Jim Caldwell. Fast forward to today, Caldwell was fired by the same Colts.
Sure the Colts finished 2-14 for the season. Yes, the head coach should bear the brunt of responsibility for the performance of the team. But in this case, it was a lot of circumstances that cause the Colts to perform horribly. The main circumstance is quarterback Peyton Manning being out for the season. Why is that? How could one person being out change the entire perplexity of the team? This person, a.k.a. Manning was the most important person that made the Colts offense go. Not only did the Colts build their team around Manning, but they did not add other key components that would keep the team competitive. Components like key running backs, an established defensive line, etc. They did not think that nothing would happen to their star quarterback. Sure, it worked for a decade. Yes, they have made playoff appearances including winning a Super Bowl and appearing in another. Now the team is in disarray and they have cleaned house. The lesson that can be learned from this is to never depend on one person to deliver for a team because if a team becomes dependent on that one person and doesn’t make any improvements when given the opportunity, then they will end up like the Colts.
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About Cheval John
Cheval John founded Vallano Media to close the gap between elite strategic thinking and the small businesses that need it most.
Operating at the intersection of social media management and sports, he is building a dual-pillar brand that does two things: deliver real growth for businesses and translate the sports strategies into practical business lessons.
Cheval hosted "What's The Word?" a podcast about finding out what inspires people to choose their respective careers and how social media impacted their lives and business from 2013 to 2017.
He has spoken at Social Media Week Lima in Ohio and at Social Media Day Houston 2017.
He was named a Houston Top 25 Social Media Power Influencer (2016 and 2017) and Twitter (Now X)Top 50 Influencer by Onalytica in 2018.
How Times Have Changed
Oh how the mighty have fallen. Two years ago, the Indianapolis Colts was playing in the Super Bowl under first year head coach Jim Caldwell. Fast forward to today, Caldwell was fired by the same Colts.
Sure the Colts finished 2-14 for the season. Yes, the head coach should bear the brunt of responsibility for the performance of the team. But in this case, it was a lot of circumstances that cause the Colts to perform horribly. The main circumstance is quarterback Peyton Manning being out for the season. Why is that? How could one person being out change the entire perplexity of the team? This person, a.k.a. Manning was the most important person that made the Colts offense go. Not only did the Colts build their team around Manning, but they did not add other key components that would keep the team competitive. Components like key running backs, an established defensive line, etc. They did not think that nothing would happen to their star quarterback. Sure, it worked for a decade. Yes, they have made playoff appearances including winning a Super Bowl and appearing in another. Now the team is in disarray and they have cleaned house. The lesson that can be learned from this is to never depend on one person to deliver for a team because if a team becomes dependent on that one person and doesn’t make any improvements when given the opportunity, then they will end up like the Colts.
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About Cheval John
Cheval John founded Vallano Media to close the gap between elite strategic thinking and the small businesses that need it most. Operating at the intersection of social media management and sports, he is building a dual-pillar brand that does two things: deliver real growth for businesses and translate the sports strategies into practical business lessons. Cheval hosted "What's The Word?" a podcast about finding out what inspires people to choose their respective careers and how social media impacted their lives and business from 2013 to 2017. He has spoken at Social Media Week Lima in Ohio and at Social Media Day Houston 2017. He was named a Houston Top 25 Social Media Power Influencer (2016 and 2017) and Twitter (Now X)Top 50 Influencer by Onalytica in 2018.