This is where I criticize the coaching. It seems that our coaching, by words and deeds, don't expect enough performance from our players. I've found people usually can perform up to quite high expectations given the right guidance and support. But if you undercut that guidance and support with a lack of confidence (like instructing your players to play off on a soft defense like bend-don't-break), the whole thing falls apart.
This is why it's so hard to evaluate the players we have, and why so many of our players go on to perform better with other teams.