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<blockquote data-quote="Voyageur" data-source="post: 1070064" data-attributes="member: 17953"><p>Think about this for a moment. The stats say that only 30% of the teams that lose the first game make it to the Super Bowl over the last several years. Sounds like it's the kiss of death more often than not. But that's not reading it properly. </p><p></p><p>It doesn't come close to telling the whole story, because only 2 teams out of 32 make it that far, so that's 1 team in 16. That's 6.67% of the teams make it to the Super Bowl. That 30% is a pretty solid figure when you figure that the real odds of getting there is less than 7%. Always remember, wild card teams have captured the whole show as well. Ask Packer fans, we did it not all that long ago.</p><p></p><p>Years ago, when I first started coaching as an assistant, I was fortunate enough to work with a really good head coach who knew more about the psychology of the game than anyone I'd ever met. He told me something that I've carried since and always remember when I see the same thing happening around me. He said that you can't teach players how to play better after they win because in the back of their minds they have already decided they know how to win without any help. He believed that you have real teachable moments from losses, and rarely from wins.</p><p></p><p>You know your team has a no-nonsense coach who doesn't accept excuses. You can rest assured they're going to go into Detroit and it's going to be a barn burner because you have a coach smarting from a loss to a major rival and the Lions have the same thing. It's going to be a game where both teams will be facing a long road back if they lose this one but getting this win under their belt, they're in the thick of the race in the division. </p><p></p><p>The last thing the Bears and their coaches need right now is fans calling them losers just like in the past. Nothing can destroy the confidence faster than fan apathy and calling them losers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voyageur, post: 1070064, member: 17953"] Think about this for a moment. The stats say that only 30% of the teams that lose the first game make it to the Super Bowl over the last several years. Sounds like it's the kiss of death more often than not. But that's not reading it properly. It doesn't come close to telling the whole story, because only 2 teams out of 32 make it that far, so that's 1 team in 16. That's 6.67% of the teams make it to the Super Bowl. That 30% is a pretty solid figure when you figure that the real odds of getting there is less than 7%. Always remember, wild card teams have captured the whole show as well. Ask Packer fans, we did it not all that long ago. Years ago, when I first started coaching as an assistant, I was fortunate enough to work with a really good head coach who knew more about the psychology of the game than anyone I'd ever met. He told me something that I've carried since and always remember when I see the same thing happening around me. He said that you can't teach players how to play better after they win because in the back of their minds they have already decided they know how to win without any help. He believed that you have real teachable moments from losses, and rarely from wins. You know your team has a no-nonsense coach who doesn't accept excuses. You can rest assured they're going to go into Detroit and it's going to be a barn burner because you have a coach smarting from a loss to a major rival and the Lions have the same thing. It's going to be a game where both teams will be facing a long road back if they lose this one but getting this win under their belt, they're in the thick of the race in the division. The last thing the Bears and their coaches need right now is fans calling them losers just like in the past. Nothing can destroy the confidence faster than fan apathy and calling them losers. [/QUOTE]
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