(07-28-2018, 01:06 PM)JaguarJosh05 Wrote: That confidence can turn into arrogance real quick. Last year doesn't mean anything anymore. There's still plenty of room for improvement over last year and it's important the team doesn't get a big head. Stay humble and hungry. I can't imagine Coughlin likes hearing this stuff.

Quote:"I think we're the best team in the league," Smith said, via the team's official website. "I am not knocking anyone. There are some talented teams out there. If I don't lock in right now and believe wholeheartedly that my team will be the last team standing, then I don't think you really are ready for that fight that is about to come."
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Smith said he and his teammates don't fear such heightened comments because expectations can breed commitment to excellence.
"I think you can only set the bar too high when you do not believe in yourself," Smith said. "I think this team is full of confidence, full of talent, full of hard work and dedication. The bar is as high as we set it. It is not where can we go, it is where do we want to go. That is what we are working on right now, making sure we go where we want to go come February."