Hey Ben,
Don't stray off too far... You don't get to retire from the tribe when the Young Buck takes over... The Tribe gets a new Elder to help it make wise decisions.

I like to think of the Coyote as a "Champion" survivor.. He (as you suggest) uses wile, the art of "do nothing" and not much brute force to help him survive.

I still get my lifts in though... I am not a Coyote.