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JWsleep · 12-03-2007, 01:39 PM

The redzone offense has been a huge problem all year, but especially recently as Campbell has begun to move the ball effectively through the air. Gotta get fixed.

The thing that really strikes me about this team is that when they lack confidence in something, it is just OBVIOUS to everyone, opponents and fans included. It's kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy: they get down there and think, "uht ough, we're in the redzone. We're not good at this. I hope we don't mess up" and then, of course, they mess up. It's like thinking about not tripping when you're walking--makes it much more likely you'll stumble. And the same goes for the 4th quarter--it's VERY much mental, from Gibbs and Saunders on down, IMO.

How do you fix that? Win games in the red zone and in the 4th, hold a lead, etc. But until we break out of that funk, we've got problems. I won't point any fingers to coaches or players at the moment, but that's where the fix has to come, or changes have to come.

12-03-2007, 01:39 PM	#9
JWsleep Propane and propane accessories Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 56 Posts: 4,719	Re: Jumbo Package The redzone offense has been a huge problem all year, but especially recently as Campbell has begun to move the ball effectively through the air. Gotta get fixed. The thing that really strikes me about this team is that when they lack confidence in something, it is just OBVIOUS to everyone, opponents and fans included. It's kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy: they get down there and think, "uht ough, we're in the redzone. We're not good at this. I hope we don't mess up" and then, of course, they mess up. It's like thinking about not tripping when you're walking--makes it much more likely you'll stumble. And the same goes for the 4th quarter--it's VERY much mental, from Gibbs and Saunders on down, IMO. How do you fix that? Win games in the red zone and in the 4th, hold a lead, etc. But until we break out of that funk, we've got problems. I won't point any fingers to coaches or players at the moment, but that's where the fix has to come, or changes have to come. __________________ Hail from Houston!