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I am not sure we have much of a chance against the Seahawks either, actually. While it was only 10 points, Seattle always seemed to calmly be in control, and I never felt during that game that we were going to somehow come back and pull ahead. But we do tend to play to the level of competition -- crappy against bad teams (Titans, Bucs, Giants -- with Jax being the exception) and reasonably well against good teams (Dallas, Seattle, Cardinals, Eagles).

I have always believed that teams which do that don't have strong leaders. You have to be able to go out and smash weaker opponents, and good leaders help make that happen. That worries me about this team. A lot. I like Gruden, but I am hoping he might have a moment like the baseball coach in Bull Durham where he comes into the showers and starts throwing bats. Per Crash Davis: "They're kids. Scare them." Or better still, let's get a few of the vets to grab guys by the pads and tell them to STFU and play football.