Reality Check

[Mike]

Originally Posted by papabear

Even so we're tied with the two teams who are favored to win the division. We can't play like we did against Pittsburgh, but there's still hope.

I didn't re-watch the game so this is just from memory. I know most of it has been said....but I think I needed to get it out, like therapy. It's all good now, and my mind has switched to Baltimore and the tailgate menu.

Nice post. Long but nice. That really sums everything up and puts it all in perspective. I am done looking back at last weeks game. I could not re-watch it. I could not open the wounds and grind salt into them. It was like waiting for Christmas and then when it got here, there were no presents under the tree. That is what hurt the most, even if they did not win, I was hoping to see them compete.

The key is how they respond this week. If they can win this week and look like the team we think can be , then all is OK again. We'd be at 1-1, right where we expected them to be. This is a big week for the staff and team. How they prepare and play will speak volumes for the remaining 14 games. I am not mentally prepared for another 2-14. I can't deal with that again.

[papabear]

Originally Posted by Mike

Nice post. Long but nice. That really sums everything up and puts it all in perspective. I am done looking back at last weeks game. I could not re-watch it. I could not open the wounds and grind salt into them. It was like waiting for Christmas and then when it got here, there were no presents under the tree. That is what hurt the most, even if they did not win, I was hoping to see them compete.

The key is how they respond this week. If they can win this week and look like the team we think can be , then all is OK again. We'd be at 1-1, right where we expected them to be. This is a big week for the staff and team. How they prepare and play will speak volumes for the remaining 14 games. I am not mentally prepared for another 2-14. I can't deal with that again.

The crazy thing is despite my rambling bitch fest, I really don't think any less of this teams chances than I did a few weeks ago. Baltimore scares me now. Huge NT in the middle. Blitzes like crazy and can run it down your throat. I thought the key to beating Pittsburgh would be to get a good start, hopefully an early lead, and have a ball controll offense...whether that was with the running game or with short passes, Andy Reid Style. The one thing we couldn't do was to get down big and be forced to pass to catch up. That holds true for this week as well. Hopefully the execution is better this week.

[cadams]

Originally Posted by papabear

The crazy thing is despite my rambling bitch fest, I really don't think any less of this teams chances than I did a few weeks ago. Baltimore scares me now. Huge NT in the middle. Blitzes like crazy and can run it down your throat. I thought the key to beating Pittsburgh would be to get a good start, hopefully an early lead, and have a ball controll offense...whether that was with the running game or with short passes, Andy Reid Style. The one thing we couldn't do was to get down big and be forced to pass to catch up. That holds true for this week as well. Hopefully the execution is better this week.

agreed. our defense needs to be playing with a lead.

[sinnister]

Originally Posted by cadams

agreed. our defense needs to be playing with a lead.

If they play like they did against the steelers, they need to be playing with a 40 point lead.