(10-16-2022, 04:57 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(10-16-2022, 04:53 PM)JagFanatic24 Wrote: Hey we’re atleast in every ballgame. That’s what we all wanted.

We all didn't want that.   Being in every ball game doesn't mean [BLEEP] if you still lose them all

so it's better if we're gonna lose anyway, go ahead and lose by 50?

"You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try." -- Homer J.

The over the top hype three weeks in was never about competitive team, or even beating the clots or tinhorns. Those koolaid consumers were playoffs or bust, deluding themselves that a pristine injury report and every good fortune falling our way was going to continue for the remainder of the season.

And yes, keeping games close does in fact matter. Tell me being tied 6-6 with the tinhorns is as good as a loss if Walker doesn't [bleep] up and give them a free ticket down field. Tell me eating ten minutes of clock against an offense that seemed to be moving at will and eventually taking a one-point lead with two minutes means dookie if the D is just gonna do their best lawn chair impression.

None of those plays mean anything if we are already down three scores. Keeping it close means you're a play away from turning the tables in your own favor. One big play isn't gonna mean squat if we're just seizing garbage time stats.

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