Big contracts = big pressure

[gabe1984]

Matty, I feel like pressure is something that all professional atheletes have to deal with. Some players respond well to the pressure and some do not. Unfortunately, and I know this parallel has probably been made before, the Redskins are a lot like the Yankees, who I despise, in that both teams love picking up big free agents. And very much like A-Rod for the Yankees, some of our off season acquisitions have not produced like we thought they would. However, the Yankees have also picked up free agents that have played well for them like Clemens and Sheffield. Maybe some of our latest additions need to ask other pro atheletes how they deal with pressure, I really think that pressure is something that a pro should expect to deal with. In addition, I think the pressure could be even more next year because they failed so badly this year. What if they worry too much about screwing up another season?
I guess the point I'm trying to make through all that babble is that playing poorly because of pressure is not an acceptable reason to play poorly to me. Pressure is something that should not hold them back, and if it is, they need to find some way to deal with it. Maybe Gibbs should bring in a sports psychologist because we cannot let another season pass us bye because our players can't handle something that most pro athletes deal with all the time.