Mike McDaniel believes that identity and culture must be created through diligent work rather than mere talk, which led to the decision to practice and play against the tough Detroit Lions.
"I think we're starting to see now, as [women's] football becomes more and more professionalized, that pathway players, players with connections to Wales, are now eligible and we're utilizing that more..."
I want to put a team out there on the court that everyone is proud of. It has to have an identity - an identity similar to Phoenix. Some grit, some determination, some work ethic, some grind, some joy. We just haven't had that.