WVSkins79 Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 I was watching a replay of the Skins-Ravens on Directv and when the Skins were winning and doing good, our commentators gave their predictions. The usual 10-6 or 9-7. One of the guys (can't remember who) said 10-6 and mentioned that a lot of games last year could have went "either way." Why do so many people mention that? That doesn't make your team good because you lost a lot of close games. I guess THIS will be the year they win all of their close games, huh? How ironic that they then went on to lose a close game right in front of their eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius J. Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 I agree. Consistently losing close games is a sign of a VERY bad team, not of a team on the verge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwsleep Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Isn't the idea that you're not getting blown out, so you're not so far off from being good? Remember Spurrier's last season--there were games where it just felt like we had NO chance. I didn't feel that way last year. Also, sometimes it's the way you lose. If you lose by making mistakes--turnovers, penalties--that something in your own hands to correct. We lost games last year for that reason. It doesn't make us good, but it means it's in our hand to fix things. On the other hand, if you lose becuase the other team just beats you--you did all you could, but they still just kicked your ass--then what do you do? A team like that isn't close. I think we're more like the former than the latter, but we'll see! Good teams win games--that much we can agree on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancalagon the Black Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 A lot of football is random chance. An unlikely deflection of the ball, a bad bounce on a punt, a trip. Close games magnify the chance factor. It's safe to assume that bad luck plays a greater part in close losses than in blowouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruffylookin Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 You're right. Norv Turner was the king of "we almost did this", "if that had gone our way"...blah blah blah. Good teams win close games and win big games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Prime Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Yep, time to get those extra points that will put us in the play offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 it's not a big secret - the offense didn't do squat last season while the defense kept it close (i.e., close games). It's all on the O, and our QBs specifically, this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Money Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Like David Patten said recently... (Paraphrased) When you are accustomed to losing all the tiem another loss isn't that bad... When you are used to winning a loss is completely unacceptable. We need to win to change our attitude and we need to change our attitude to win. A conundrum indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 :laugh: pretty much all our games can go either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef8181 Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Winning close games is something a good team does and a bad team lets happen. That's one thing that has been missing since Gibbs left. The other thing good teams do is win the games they are suppose to. Like the season opener against the Bears which should be a blowout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooseOnTheLead Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 If you have a strong defense, you end up in close games. Think about it. If your defense allows 14 points a game, you're within a couple of TDs in the fourth quarter of every game, irrespective of how bad your offense is. That's good, obviously, but recognize it for what it is. You're not hanging tough, you're not choking at the end...you are simply keeping the scores low. You can't be blown out if your opponent doesn't score 20 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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