12-05-2017, 03:55 PM
People love winners.
When you win big games — and more importantly the big game — people change your adjectives. Nobody wants dirty players to win when it counts, so teams like the Steelers become tough. Hell, most of the narrative around the Pats isn't that they're cheaters, it's that they're cunning. When the Giants won, it wasn't that they were insanely lucky it was that they made big plays.
If the team wants to change the impression the media and fans of other teams have, there's only one way. Win.
When you win big games — and more importantly the big game — people change your adjectives. Nobody wants dirty players to win when it counts, so teams like the Steelers become tough. Hell, most of the narrative around the Pats isn't that they're cheaters, it's that they're cunning. When the Giants won, it wasn't that they were insanely lucky it was that they made big plays.
If the team wants to change the impression the media and fans of other teams have, there's only one way. Win.