Don't look for motives or a hidden agenda.
Don't think about strategy to fool the other team. You don't game-plan against akicker.
This is about how perseverating impulsive mind works. In McVay's case, it's the flip side of his uber-intelligence and ability to take everything in at once, and see innovations and inventive strategies that others miss - while not giving full value to the obvious.
It's something I'm familiar with.
