They took viewers to the darkest side of losing. Warner came right out saying when a player knows the playoffs are a pipe dream his thoughts turn elsewhere. “Once you realize you are out of it, it’s like, “Okay, I’m good. We can take the rest of the year off,’ ” Warner said. “Just call me when it’s time for training camp so we can start the process of winning a championship.”


A player would not be speaking the truth, Faulk said, if he didn’t admit to being mentally shot with one foot on the putting green. “You have four games to play … your uniforms look different. You want to wear something different at home,” Faulk said. “I can remember a coach coming in and saying, ‘Listen our season starts today.’ I’m like, ‘You must be talking about next year.’”

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