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The great connector: How Kevin O’Connell’s struggle made him the NFL’s rising quarterback whisperer:
https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/the...41080.html
“He’s got swag,” Rams general manager Les Snead echoed. “It’s not an arrogance, but an edge of confidence. It just oozes out of him.”
"The personnel man marveled at O’Connell’s ability to instantaneously blend into a group and then seemingly become the head of that group.
He’s disarming,” the executive said. “[The time I watched him talk] was over a matter of hours. You know, when he walks in the room, it’s just he lights it up. You know obviously it’s real, too. He’s a good-looking dude. He’s tall, and he just commands a room. He’s so easy, so conversational. He always has a plan. He’s smart. He’s detailed. Suddenly, everyone around him is involved in a conversation — with him. He is just leading it.”
And this on KOC's belief in JJ:
"Even in his injury-shortened time with J.J. McCarthy, there’s an underlying belief that the second-year quarterback is already starting to show growth that is going to present another phase of O’Connell’s mastery of getting the best out of his QBs. Interestingly, when the Carolina Panthers traded veteran wideout Adam Thielen to the Vikings last week, the deal unfolded with a belief inside the Panthers' organization that the Vikings were acquiring Thielen because McCarthy was ahead of schedule and ready to hit the ground running in his first season as a starter."
https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/the...41080.html
“He’s got swag,” Rams general manager Les Snead echoed. “It’s not an arrogance, but an edge of confidence. It just oozes out of him.”
"The personnel man marveled at O’Connell’s ability to instantaneously blend into a group and then seemingly become the head of that group.
He’s disarming,” the executive said. “[The time I watched him talk] was over a matter of hours. You know, when he walks in the room, it’s just he lights it up. You know obviously it’s real, too. He’s a good-looking dude. He’s tall, and he just commands a room. He’s so easy, so conversational. He always has a plan. He’s smart. He’s detailed. Suddenly, everyone around him is involved in a conversation — with him. He is just leading it.”
And this on KOC's belief in JJ:
"Even in his injury-shortened time with J.J. McCarthy, there’s an underlying belief that the second-year quarterback is already starting to show growth that is going to present another phase of O’Connell’s mastery of getting the best out of his QBs. Interestingly, when the Carolina Panthers traded veteran wideout Adam Thielen to the Vikings last week, the deal unfolded with a belief inside the Panthers' organization that the Vikings were acquiring Thielen because McCarthy was ahead of schedule and ready to hit the ground running in his first season as a starter."
