It's Donovan's F-ing Homecoming Week

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by Lotus

You've got to be kidding me. Emotion is everything in football.

Its not just emotion. You also have to maintain discipline especially on defense otherwise you will frequently be caught outta position.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

Its not just emotion. You also have to maintain discipline especially on defense otherwise you will frequently be caught outta position.

Yes, I agree. It is not just emotion. However, often emotion and discipline go together. Players who are "up" for the game are more attentive and typically do fewer undisciplined things.

And, yes, scheme does play a role.

But we have all seen teams who were terrible one week and then awesome the next, and vice versa. On these occasions we were talking about the same players (disciplined or not) and often the same schemes. The difference is emotion.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Yes, I agree. It is not just emotion. However, often emotion and discipline go together. Players who are "up" for the game are more attentive and typically do fewer undisciplined things.

And, yes, scheme does play a role.

But we have all seen teams who were terrible one week and then awesome the next, and vice versa. On these occasions we were talking about the same players (disciplined or not) and often the same schemes. The difference is emotion.

Oh I agree with you, I'm not ready to jump off the cliff like everyone else.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

Oh I agree with you, I'm not ready to jump off the cliff like everyone else.

Nor am I. Different week, different emotion, different outcome.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Nor am I. Different week, different emotion, different outcome.

I damn near jumped sunday night BUT like you said Lotus, every week in the NFL is different. Rams caught a team that wanted to show up and have it easy.. This isnt COLLEGE FOOTBALL, you cant do that in the NFL

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

I damn near jumped sunday night BUT like you said Lotus, every week in the NFL is different. Rams caught a team that wanted to show up and have it easy.. This isnt COLLEGE FOOTBALL, you cant do that in the NFL

Why in the world would this team show up and not play hard? What have we done to prove we are better than the Rams and should be given a W without even showing up? Until this team figures that out, we are not going very far.

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Yes, I agree. It is not just emotion. However, often emotion and discipline go together. Players who are "up" for the game are more attentive and typically do fewer undisciplined things.

And, yes, scheme does play a role.

But we have all seen teams who were terrible one week and then awesome the next, and vice versa. On these occasions we were talking about the same players (disciplined or not) and often the same schemes. The difference is emotion.

No, it's focus and practice. You can be all emotional as you want, but if you don't know what the hell you are doing, you are a liability on the field.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

No, it's focus and practice. You can be all emotional as you want, but if you don't know what the hell you are doing, you are a liability on the field.

Not spastic emotion but concentrated emotion. If you are emotionally into things, you tend to be more focused. When you are not emotionally invested, focus wavers.