NFL Insights: Rick 'Doc' Walker on Team Performance & Leadership

That was a pretty important win for those guys, and you saw at the presser, too, how much it was for Dan Quinn to get that victory last night. Well, you know, as you all know, it's hard to win at every level, any level, when you're trying to win it all. And a lot of teams don't have what it takes. They proved that they have what it takes. Now, will they be smart enough? That's my only question. Are they smart enough to do it on demand? You can't live being backed up in a corner. Because had they lost that, it's over. They're in the playoffs right now. In my mind, we're in the playoffs now. And so we can't lose another game, ever. And so that's what you got to have. And they got the guys that can do it. The question is, will they not beat themselves? They had four plays in this game that I just couldn't believe. But they recovered. And if they keep recovering, it's okay. Nobody's perfect. But they got heart. And that's what I wanted to prove. I wanted everybody to see. What I saw, they try hard, they want it, it means a lot to them. And then you put Diggs, Stefon Diggs, man, that dude is clutch. And he's been there, and you need an OG to help show you. Young people, they have to be shown and taught what to do, and then they'll follow. And they got some young talent, but some of them have been holding talent hostage. And then all of a sudden, they pop up, and you start getting guys popping out of nowhere. And then that shows me. They love Dan, but it don't matter who you love or don't love. How do you perform for him? If you don't perform for him, you don't love him to me. It's all bull monarchy. So if you want him that bad, prove it. And that was a step in the right direction. Why did they wobble? Why have they wobbled at the beginning of the season? A combination of injuries, David Blau. I mean, it just seems the injury to Jaden. I mean, come on, man, you know, you had to you. You know that there's always got to be a guy that nobody can't, you just can't stand him. He's a pain in your rear end, but you win with him. Just passing out cookies and milk and stuff, it's a fantasy. I don't believe in it. And so there's only one way to get this thing done. And now that they've decided to do it that way, they got a chance to make it happen. But all that reading your daytime stories and giving you an iPad, I told them, they put them on timeout. They were doing that new school crap. You know what I mean? We didn't grow up with timeout or iPads or going to a corner. You know what we came up with. You'd be convicted now in several states based on the type of cruelty that was out to it. And you know, man, there's only one way to do this. It's not a multiple-choice deal. It's either you either walk the plank and you're willing to die to do it or you're not. And last night is do or die because their next loss, the moving vans are coming in. They're done. And if that's not enough to get your attention. Then just keep walking in sleep like you've been doing and getting your behinds beat. But this team may never lose again because they have that kind of talent. The question is, are they mentally tough enough to get it done? It shows you last night they were. Jaden Daniels, in your opinion, is he a leader? He's growing. How does leadership look? It looks like things are falling apart, but you don't fall apart, and then you make a play. I mean, he has some throws. He always has some throws and some runs. And the whole thing, he got that contraption on his arm. You ain't heard a peep out of him. He just competes. The thing is, he's got to be able to track a bigger crowd. If he's there at 4 a.m., I keep wondering, how much longer y'all going to let him be the only guy there? Is he the only guy that wants to win? That's how I look at it. If my quarterback is there, I'm coming in three or four hours after my quarterback, but yet I want what he wants. That's what you speak with four tongues. They should never go home. As soon as that bus lands And then they should all go in and get started on the meeting. Break this film down at 6 a.m. in the morning, put the Giants behind them, and move towards the Bengals. Because the guy I played for slept there three or four nights a week. So they're not inventing anything. As a matter of fact, they're just doing it. They're just sticking their toe in the water. Our guy dunked his whole body. Joe Gibbs. So I'm not impressed. I'm not impressed until they're all there damn near 24 hours.