No Pep Talks From the Master Motivator: Allen Reverses His Field Washington Post Staff WriterBy Joan Ryan
George Allen has an enviable reputation for knowing exactly when and how to motivale men. With a few spare words, he can drive football players to new heights of productivity.</br></br>But to prepare the injury-riddled Redskins for SundayÛªs game against the undefeated Minnesota Vikings, Allen has backed off.</br></br>! There are no inflammatory press clippings on the locker-room bulletin boardÛÓjust a Sports Illustrated cover picture of quarterback Fran Tarkenton with the banner: ÛÏHeÛªs fantastic.ÛªÛª</br></br>What Allen has planned for this week is not an incendiary pep talk. No, Allen is taking a subtle path of praise and comfort that is designed to serve as a sugar cube for his horses. It is the so-called self-psych method.</br></br>ÛÏToday (Wednesday) is the last time IÛªm going to tell them anything this week,Û Allen said before yesterdayÛªs practice. He was sipping on his lunchÛÓfresh orange juice in a paper cup.