Bill Parcell’s 10 Quarterback Commandments

Apparently Bill Parcell gave Tony Romo these commandments. There's good advice here for all kinds of leadership situations.

Bill Parcell’s 10 Quarterback Commandments:

1) Ignore other opinions- Family, friends, fans- Ignore on matters of football (work); they don’t know what’s happening here

2) Clowns can’t run a huddle- Clowns and leaders don’t mix- Don’t forget to have fun, but don’t be the class clown

3) Fat QB’s can’t avoid the rush- QBs throw more with their legs than their arms- Stay healthy and energized; not lazy and sloppy- Keep strong those things that will take you the distance

4) Know your job cold- Keep your errors to a minimum- Study

5) Know your own players- Who can perform- Who needs encouragement- Be precise- Know your opponent

6) Be the same guy everyday- in condition- preparing to lead- studying your plan- a coach can’t prepare you for every eventuality- prepare yourself- remember that impulse decisions usually equal mistakes

7) Throwing the ball away is a good thing- work smart- protect against mistakes

8 ) Learn to manage the game- personnel, play call, motion, ball handling, proper reads, clock, clock, clock- don’t ever lose track of the clock

9) Get your team in the end zone- passing stats and TD passes are not how you’re going to be judged- your job is to get your team in the end zone

10) Don’t panic- When all around you is in chaos, you must be the hand that stears the ship- If you have a panic button, so well everyone else- Our ship can’t have panic buttons

11) Don’t be a celebrity quarterback; we don’t need any of those- We need battlefield commanders that are willing to fight it out everyday, every week, and every season and lead their team to win, after win, after win