01-06-2021, 02:12 PM
(01-06-2021, 01:55 PM)impactplaya Wrote: Some dont realize what winning in Week 1 can do
For the psyche of a young football team led by
A 1st yr QB.
Especially in the last seconds of a game.
Those kind of things carry over to a great week
Of practice then onto the game.
Winning is contagious. Losing is like a cloud
You cant escape.
I recall a few seasons ago in Marvs last year
This team pulled off a thrilling win over the Colts
On the road in Week 1.
Next thing you know this team was 4 and 1.
Even John Ross was playing good.
When you win, you feel good and your confidence
Is unshakeable.
When you lose over and over, doubt sets in.
You hope to compete instead of expecting to win.
And I remember the '09 team coming off a 4 win season and losing at home on opening day in one of the most painful "cursed" sorts of way. A tipped 80 yard td pass on the last play of the game. Yet that team went on the road the very next week and beat the 11-5 Packers and rolled to a Division title.
Momentum and confidence are way over rated. Not saying they are completely meaningless, but I don't believe pulling out a lucky win over the Chargers would have made any difference to a team as shitty as the 2020 Bengals.
