Tical21
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The real reason we aren't rolling over people is the human nature of winning a Super Bowl 43-8 and making it look easy. We are now the hunted, no longer the hunter. We can try to prop ourselves up and use whatever we can to motivate us, but it is impossible for us to be the hunter anymore. You can't play that role after you win it. You have to take on a different persona. The Cowboys and Chargers were the hunters. They were confident, and they were desperate to win those games. They needed those wins so bad they would claw until their fingernails bled. We couldn't match that. We're not desperate to win. It isn't about effort. All of our guys give maximum effort, all the time. It is human nature to not be as hungry.
The good news, is that this can be fixed. We need to get that killer instinct. We don't know how to play with it yet. We've got a team full of underdogs and late round picks, and undersized, unwanted, castaway types. It was easy for them to play hungry. That was their nature. They're going to have to learn how to take the hunter and rebuke them because you are the king of the castle. Luckily, Pete has been here before. He'll get it figured out. It is going to take a couple of wins, beating a good team, something to spark it, and we'll be fine. It isn't about getting fed up with losing. It isn't about playing harder, studying harder. It is about taking joy in taking somebody's best shot and stepping on their throat anyways. Russell was a little bully. He'll figure it out. He's got a team full of badarses that can play this role perfectly, they just have to get comfortable with it first.
The good news, is that this can be fixed. We need to get that killer instinct. We don't know how to play with it yet. We've got a team full of underdogs and late round picks, and undersized, unwanted, castaway types. It was easy for them to play hungry. That was their nature. They're going to have to learn how to take the hunter and rebuke them because you are the king of the castle. Luckily, Pete has been here before. He'll get it figured out. It is going to take a couple of wins, beating a good team, something to spark it, and we'll be fine. It isn't about getting fed up with losing. It isn't about playing harder, studying harder. It is about taking joy in taking somebody's best shot and stepping on their throat anyways. Russell was a little bully. He'll figure it out. He's got a team full of badarses that can play this role perfectly, they just have to get comfortable with it first.