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Originally Posted by truebigdog
I'm not in line with the "just happy to be here" BS.
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This.
There's a happy medium between "oh well, they exceeded expectations" and "they lost, what a bunch of frauds, this team sucks".
Yes, they exceeded expectations. But "playing with house money"? Bullshit. You think the 2001 Patriots thought they were "playing with house money"? You think the 2007 Giants thought they were just happy to be there? Only 12 teams make the dance, and there are plenty of supposed contenders littering the side of the road WISHING they were there (i.e. Minnesota, Dallas, the Giants, San Diego). When you get in, you're 0-0 and you better make the most of your opportunity, because there's no guarantee you get another one. Ask the Jim Kelly-led Buffalo Bills. Or Dan Marino. Or the 2002 Raiders.