Cade Yacamelli praises Jeff Grimes for the way he exposes any sheep on the field

Jeff Grimes has brought a whole new approach to the Wisconsin offense this year, but one of the unique things he's doing behind the scenes is being praised by the players. Cade Yacamelli, in an interview with Nick Bruesewitz, talked about how Grimes holds players accountable for not being aggressive or physical.

The idea came from the movie American Sniper. There are three types of players: the sheep, the wolves, and the sheepdogs. The sheep shy away from contact Yacamelli says, the wolves overdo it by being hotheads and immature. They will take an extra shot after the whistle. However, the sheepdogs will "protect their own."

After practices, Grimes will put on tape giving examples of players that are in each category. Yacamelli says that you never want to be a sheep, but when you are, you learn from it. Everyone is trying to be in the sheepdog reels.

Jeff Grimes is watching every play to see who's willing to be tough and who's soft

If you remember from when Billy Edwards Jr. described Grimes' new offense at the Big Ten Media Days, you'll recall it was a "violent attacking offense." This means they take it to the defense; they don't sit back and let it come to them. They are the attackers and there's no room for anyone to be soft or not willing to get dirty or physical.

"His mentality of calling guys out, in a way, is probably not easiest thing in the world for him to do but it's effective. If you are a competitor and someone calls you out for being soft, heck yeah, the next time I'm going to try to knock someone's teeth. "

Cade Yacamelli

Accountability is what a program like Wisconsin needs to get out of the hole that's been dug. But it's more than that, Wisconsin has been known for decades as being the toughest team in America, and that mentality needs to return.