(05-31-2017, 05:01 PM)TheAll22 Wrote: Winning by the month is a very meaningless statistic to me.. you get statistical clusters or patterns out of pure coincidence most of the time so I think people tend to make stuff out of it that just isn't there. You win games when you win games 

It's mostly a morale and confidence issue I believe. And it ultimately boils down to your overall roster make up. When you've got a loaded team of veterans that's been there and done that. It's probably not as concerning.

But, with our recent years of constantly churning in younger talent with a limited amount of veterans it's easy to see where a bunch of young guys would get discouraged and not feel all in all the time.

Last year is a perfect example. Jalen Ramsey at one point was in tears after losing another game. Telvin Smith called a meeting at some point last year just before this time or right around this time saying he was tired of losing.

That kind of consistency of being on the losing side can really drive you mad and into the ground. Sometimes these athletes really DON'T care about the big fat contracts as much as they would like to win some games.

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