Bobhaze
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One of the biggest mistakes most fans make- I’m guilty of it too at times- is to watch one game and declare what a team will be the rest of the season.
You know how it goes. Team looks bad on opening day and fans project that’s what will happen all season. OR- after starting 3-0, fans start planning the SB parade route. Both are silly in light of what can and will happen in a long 17 game NFL season.
After 6-8 games, you can get a general feel for a team’s potential but it’s still too early to know which teams are “great” and will do well in the playoffs.
So here are a few football truths about teams:
Just remember- Talented TEAMS win in the playoffs not teams with the most talent.
You know how it goes. Team looks bad on opening day and fans project that’s what will happen all season. OR- after starting 3-0, fans start planning the SB parade route. Both are silly in light of what can and will happen in a long 17 game NFL season.
After 6-8 games, you can get a general feel for a team’s potential but it’s still too early to know which teams are “great” and will do well in the playoffs.
So here are a few football truths about teams:
- Teams develop over time. Especially young teams. What they are in Sept is usually not what they will be in December. Good or bad.
- In 2021, the rams were 6-4 after ten games, and had lost 3 straight. They developed into a SB winner.
- In 2020, the buccaneers were 7-5 after 12 games and did not win their division. But they did go on to win the SB that year.
- In 2019, the chiefs were 6-4 after 10 games. Mahomes was only in his second year as a starter. Then he and the team developed into something special all the way to a Lombardi.
- Teams have to learn how to play together. Teams that win in the playoffs aren’t just a collection of great talent. They are talented players who have learned to be a TEAM.
- The Cowboys are young. They are developing lots of young players. What they are now is probably not what they will be in Dec- if they are developing as a TEAM.
Just remember- Talented TEAMS win in the playoffs not teams with the most talent.