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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
It happened last year to the tune of 36-0.
In the bigger picture this is NFL parity at it's best. Isn't this exactly what the NFL wants? A team can look unstoppable one week and then get trounced the next.
I miss the days of NFL powerhouses and the classic playoff rivalries. Now you don't know what team is going to show up each sunday.
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You're right. The Redskins responded to that ass-whooping, and the beatdown by the Chargers and the Raiders, and made the playoffs.
They responded because their pride was wounded and they played like a tiger backed into a corner. If they want to repeat last year's epic playoff push, they have to duplicate the same emotions that drove them on that playoff push.
Hopefully they respond. They did it before so they can do it again. But Gibbs needs to make sure he gets through to those guys: just because you fought your way back in last year doesn't make it any easier to do it again this year. As Gibbs loves to say, the past buys you nothing but memories and relationships. You want to reel off a big winning streak again? Then you've got to change your attitude, just like you did last year. You have to get mean, get physical, feel pride in your efforts, and play with intensity.
I worry that the guys will feel like "oh we came back from this last year, we can come back again." Doesn't work like that, it doesn't just happen. They made it happen last year by changing their mindset. You must change your mindset this year. Luckily Gibbs is there to remind them of that, which I'm sure he'll do. Times like this are why he's in the hall of fame, nobody gets through to players like him.
The playoffs are going to be really tough to reach, but it's going to be fun watching this team try.