The Super Bowl being over - this season being officially over - gave me most of the closure I needed.
But now that the game is over and wasn't close, we are, once again, the only team who put the fear into the eventual champion. We are once again the team who, when trailing by less than 7 points late in the fourth quarter, were inside the red zone and had the momentum. And we are once again the team who everyone will talk about as 'the team that gave the (super bowl champion) the best game'.
I am tired of that. Its also the third consecutive playoff loss where we were on the road, playing a 'better' team, but I walked away feeling WE were actually the team that should have won the damn game.
We are again the team that was befallen by bad luck - fumble city in the snow, Limmer randomly whiffing on a block....Smith muffing a punt, but really it goes back to that Thursday night in Seattle....the confluence of events that transpired in the 4th quarter so unlikely, even power ball winners said 'wow that was crazy'. That game - that LUCK. That fucking LUCK in Seattle on that Thursday night is what led to this.
I am the ultimate 'don't blame the (insert an entity out of our control)' guy - and we certainly could have played better. But it was just flat out LUCK that got Seattle that win on that Thursday night. They were NOT the better team, not then, not a few weeks ago and not this year. And yes our defense SUCKED in the NFCCG - but I have to think if we are the better rested team, and that game is in LA - we win with ease. Nobody can convince me otherwise.
So while I continue to work through this - FUCK Seattle.
Now on the bright side....they aren't going to repeat. Its difficult for any team, but one without an elite QB, its going to be nearly impossible. We are going to be better next year. They have two Super Bowl wins, four appearances. We have two and five. They have a temporary small lead in the all time series - we will take it back next year.
We are going to explode next year and win the whole damn thing.
But now that the game is over and wasn't close, we are, once again, the only team who put the fear into the eventual champion. We are once again the team who, when trailing by less than 7 points late in the fourth quarter, were inside the red zone and had the momentum. And we are once again the team who everyone will talk about as 'the team that gave the (super bowl champion) the best game'.
I am tired of that. Its also the third consecutive playoff loss where we were on the road, playing a 'better' team, but I walked away feeling WE were actually the team that should have won the damn game.
We are again the team that was befallen by bad luck - fumble city in the snow, Limmer randomly whiffing on a block....Smith muffing a punt, but really it goes back to that Thursday night in Seattle....the confluence of events that transpired in the 4th quarter so unlikely, even power ball winners said 'wow that was crazy'. That game - that LUCK. That fucking LUCK in Seattle on that Thursday night is what led to this.
I am the ultimate 'don't blame the (insert an entity out of our control)' guy - and we certainly could have played better. But it was just flat out LUCK that got Seattle that win on that Thursday night. They were NOT the better team, not then, not a few weeks ago and not this year. And yes our defense SUCKED in the NFCCG - but I have to think if we are the better rested team, and that game is in LA - we win with ease. Nobody can convince me otherwise.
So while I continue to work through this - FUCK Seattle.
Now on the bright side....they aren't going to repeat. Its difficult for any team, but one without an elite QB, its going to be nearly impossible. We are going to be better next year. They have two Super Bowl wins, four appearances. We have two and five. They have a temporary small lead in the all time series - we will take it back next year.
We are going to explode next year and win the whole damn thing.
