The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

#145 Les Snead: Building a Super Bowl Champion

Aug 23, 2022

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Creating a culture of purpose and motivation through visual reminders aids in achieving team goals.

Implementing strategic aggression in team building by aligning key players enhances competitiveness.

Balancing player skills, contract negotiations, and positional values is crucial for building a cohesive and competitive roster.

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The Influence of A Replica Super Bowl Trophy

A pivotal moment in the team's journey towards the playoffs was when a player brought a replica Super Bowl trophy to the locker room, motivating the team with handwritten messages daily. This visual reminder instilled a sense of purpose and aspiration in the players, pushing them towards achieving their goal of winning a Super Bowl.

How to Be a Better Coach

01:23

You Tell Me You Were Fathered by Football

01:52

Collecting Talent Versus Being Competitive on the Field?

02:11

Can You Always Be in a Window of Corruption?

03:34

Introduction

4min

The Number One Lesson Your Mom Taught You

4min

Those One Liners That Stick With You Today

3min

Earning a Bike Helmet

2min

How Do You Fend Off Complacency and Earn It Again?

3min

Can You Always Be in a Window of Controversy?

4min

The Matthew Stafford Trade - What's the Difference?

4min

How Do You Decide to Move on From Players That Are in Their Prime?

4min

How Do You Account for Hidden Production?

4min

10.

I Think It's a Good Idea to Not Make That Type of Investment in the Future if We Can't Match the Production of Other Players

3min

11.

Reverse Engineering the Super Bowl - When You Are Not When You're Not

2min

12.

How Do You Collect Talent When You're Not in the Draft?

4min

13.

Is There a Salary Cap on Wide Receivers?

4min

14.

The Importance of Humility in Head Coaches

4min

15.

How to Identify Pattern Recognition in the NFL

4min

16.

The Intangibles of Football

2min

17.

How Do You Craft a Player?

4min

18.

Do You Pay Attention to the Mock Drafts?

2min

19.

The New England Patriots Pick Cole Strange in the Third Round

5min

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Is the NFL Draft a Good Idea or a Bad Idea?

2min

21.

The Fear of Losing

3min

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The Pro Bono Mentionee of Jim Collins

4min

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How Do You Compete in the NFL?

2min

24.

I've Never Had to Deal With a Stressful Situation

3min

25.

What Does Success Mean to You?

3min

LA Rams General Manager Les Snead dives deep into some of the strategies that made the Rams a Super Bowl Champion, including assessing character, how to draft the right player, the complicated nature of trading players, how to build a team, hiring the right coach, hidden performance, why it’s so important to be relentlessly curious, and so much more.

A native of football-crazed Eufaula, Alabama, Snead served as a graduate assistant at Auburn University before he spent 14 years as an NFL scout for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons. He became the Rams’ GM in 2012 and over time built a reputation as an executive willing to make insightful draft picks as well as blockbuster trades, including his move to draft future Hall of Famer Aaron Donald in 2014 and to trade for superstars Von Miller and Matthew Stafford on the way to winning the Super Bowl in February.

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The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

#145 Les Snead: Building a Super Bowl Champion

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Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Influence of A Replica Super Bowl Trophy

Strategic Aggression in Team Building

Balancing Talent Acquisition and Contract Considerations

Factors Influencing Player Selection in the NFL

Navigating Player Drafts and Incorporating Lessons in Leadership

How to Be a Better Coach

You Tell Me You Were Fathered by Football

Collecting Talent Versus Being Competitive on the Field?

Can You Always Be in a Window of Corruption?

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The Influence of A Replica Super Bowl Trophy

Strategic Aggression in Team Building

Balancing Talent Acquisition and Contract Considerations

Factors Influencing Player Selection in the NFL

Navigating Player Drafts and Incorporating Lessons in Leadership

How to Be a Better Coach

You Tell Me You Were Fathered by Football

Collecting Talent Versus Being Competitive on the Field?

Can You Always Be in a Window of Corruption?

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