For me, it would be instilling a killer instinct on both sides of the ball. Not taking ridiculous, low percentage risks all the time, but the willingness to keep the foot on the accelerator and proactively win a game rather than holding on for dear life so many times. When we're up by 10 points midway thru the 3rd quarter and we have several drives where we quit doing what was successful and the defense goes more conservative and more zone, I just want to pull my hair out.
Recruiting, new philosophies on both sides of the ball, player development, etc. could all be good choices. But, I'd like to see the willingness to forcefully grab a game by the throat and don't let up. When appropriate, put the backups in and they are aggressive and run the same offense/defense and try to score. Enough with holding on for 'just one more stop' or 'one more first down' types of wins against teams we've had on the ropes and let off.
Recruiting, new philosophies on both sides of the ball, player development, etc. could all be good choices. But, I'd like to see the willingness to forcefully grab a game by the throat and don't let up. When appropriate, put the backups in and they are aggressive and run the same offense/defense and try to score. Enough with holding on for 'just one more stop' or 'one more first down' types of wins against teams we've had on the ropes and let off.