What if we lose to Dallas and don't make the playoffs?

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Gibbsmeatitle#1

Don't get me wrong. I by no means meant to cut off discussion (other than my own). As a matter of fact, I think I stimulated some as evidenced by our tit-for-tat. My point is sort of Sun Tzuish (dead guy reference number one) in that if you know yourself, know your adversary and prepare accordingly, you will win. By making the necessary preparations, and assuming you can perform at a certain level to begin with, you are eliminating defeat from the equation. Of course you've got fog and friction (von Clausewitz - dead guy reference number two), and a thinking opponent to deal with, but those are things you can't control; so why worry? You are not denying that defeat is a possibilty, you are simply not wasting time thinking about something that is irrelevant and distracts from your performance. That was my point for this game. If others feel as you do, more power to you. I just approach things from a different angle.

Nuff said,

GMAT

Re: the bolded part, again, that approach makes sense for the players and coaches. Clinton Portis, is that you? Or maybe you're Joe Bugel?

Sun Tzu was someone teaching people how to fight a war and win. He was speaking to the people doing the fighting. He wasn't speaking to the civilians who stand by and watch the wars.

Dude, you're a fan. Whether or not you consider the possibility of losing has NO BEARING on the team's level of focus. They will surely not consider defeat an option. But you can, and trust me, it won't affect how they play. Whatever you do, or whatever we discuss here on the Warpath, it won't distract from the team's performance.

Put down the books and come back to reality.