Good thread.
Here's my thinking, with 10 losses, none of them are good but to see which one hurt the most?
I go with Arizona (2nd game), hands down.
I never really bought in to the playoff hype, after the 1-4 start and playing with backup QB, playoffs werent really in my scope. But beng a legit team? Yeah, after the 4 game run after the 1st Zona game when the season seemed to be heading for total disaster, it sure seemed we were on track. Yeah the San Diego ending sucked, but the way they hung in there and the excitement at the end? Just felt great to be in a game, the team could move the ball when it mattered. So after winning 3 of 4, and back to back shut outs we were headed for a Thursday night game in front of a national audience ready to show the world that this train was a comin.
And the train never left the station.
We had snipey remarks from the Zona coach, and saw their backup backup QB. We shoulda pounded them. But still, even with 7-7 staring at us in the face and could look at winning the most games in a season in over a decade, we limped out sitting on 6 and IMO the season was over.
The Giants game didnt bother me so much, because with that 8th loss, I felt like the stuffing was taken out. And they played like it too.
The Minnesota game? Yeah, it sucked, but TBH the first drive or two actually felt pretty ggod. Hill connected with Quick, and the offense looked like and nfl offense. Didnt last of course but it was game 1, 3rd qb what can you do.
The Dallas game? Yeah that one stung but at least we had the coming out party for Austin Davis. We coulda/shoulda won, but at least thought the offense was going to be something.
So for me, in a season that felt like a couple of seasons in one, the Zona loss, was the first legit chance at being a real team in a long time, and was greatly reminded that we werent there yet. And THAT sucked most of all
