(10-24-2023, 09:45 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(10-23-2023, 08:39 AM)Caldrac Wrote: I still find that jet lag excuse comical. Only a few media pundits spoke up about our team. They spent two weeks over there, got more settled in, it's all cyclical. It's just as hard, if not, harder trying to get back into everything here on the east coast after two weeks over there.

This team proceeded to come back, win big at home while winning in a close one on the road three days later with a banged up QB, our best CB out and one of our better WR's out. No excuses.

The other funny thing about the jet lag "narrative" is that they are basically conceding that the buff. team did a crap job of planning their trip and prepping their players properly to adjust sleep patterns.

This isn't rocket science. Humans have been bouncing back and forth over that ocean for a long damn time. 
It's not like they got there and suddenly realized they weren't in the same time zone. 

Anecdotal info but -  I've been over there about 10 times. I didn't have any issues with adjusting when I was in my twenties. Only when I got home and had to readjust. 
By my late 30's it started getting tougher stepping off that airplane and getting right into any kind of normal work schedule. 
I feel like professional athletes with a staff of trainers should be able to plan for, and handle this kind of travel better than these clowns are letting on.

Same. Went to Germany first, then Bosnia and Croatia. The roughest day was the first day in Germany. Father-in-law gave me a local beer when we got to their house. I toughed it out until about 730 PM their time. Slept in until about 500 AM next morning. Was good to go after that. This was maybe 5 to 6 years ago. So late 20's, early 30's on my part. 

In fairness. I work in transportation and our department runs 24/7, including every holiday so I am used to working long, extensive hours or going from an 800 AM - 500 PM work week to a 600 PM - 500 AM overnight work week a few times per year.

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