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We can play the blame game all day, coaches or players, or both... everyone shares the weight of the last two games to some extent.
I'm looking a bit deeper into the player side just as I've been struggling with the impact its had on my psyche as a fan. Maybe someone else can relate and this helps...
We've all watched the last few regimes shoot themselves in the foot with unforced mental errors... they seem to be a constant force for the hurricanes, and we know how destructive they can be to team succes, and our experience as fans.
Poor schemes and poor coaching have been huge contributing factors for years to player mistakes and poor execution, but this year it seems different.
I think the performance the last two games really comes down to a lack of player execution stemming from poor emotional intelligence and control.
I don't agree with many on the board sayings its a low football IQ thing, or straight poor coaching, these guys know football, and the coaching seems to be much better across the board compared to previous groups.
I think these players are letting emotions overtake them in the game and it's forcing them into their head or out of their head depending on how you look at it - whether too much anxiety or passion, anything unbridled leads to a lack of mindful focus and control.
Some of the mistakes look like guys getting too caught up in the heat and passion of the game, which in essence are not smart plays (K. Smith), but it's not because they don't know better. They just aren't mindfully grounded and locked in.
Then there are some mistakes that look like they come from a place of trying to do too much because they are so invested in the outcome that they aren't just playing the game naturally and hitting that flow state (TVD).
There is something with this team vibe, they don't look like they're having fun and playing free at all the last few games. Everything is labored and calculated and methodical...
Still when you really break down each game, the execution mistakes seem to be coming from a handful of players, it doesn't seem to be the entire team like in years past.
I know it feels like that, and **** those turnovers, dropped passes, and stupid penalties trigger that PTSD so bad... but we've watched teams of the past completely break apart at the seems with multiple players just falling over themselves from start to finish.
This year it seems to be the same few names highlighted over and over again. Even with mistakes from these handful of players, the team keeps digging and fighting back collectively. That is a big difference from past regimes, outside 2017, and signals the culture being much healthier than anything I've seen there in years.
It also gives me hope that these handful of guys can improve and turn things around. I think based on coaching scheme, and player talent alone, they have the potential to win 9 to 10 games this year. But they have to get out of their own way, and start playing mindfully and emotionally grounded within the game to do that.
I'm looking a bit deeper into the player side just as I've been struggling with the impact its had on my psyche as a fan. Maybe someone else can relate and this helps...
We've all watched the last few regimes shoot themselves in the foot with unforced mental errors... they seem to be a constant force for the hurricanes, and we know how destructive they can be to team succes, and our experience as fans.
Poor schemes and poor coaching have been huge contributing factors for years to player mistakes and poor execution, but this year it seems different.
I think the performance the last two games really comes down to a lack of player execution stemming from poor emotional intelligence and control.
I don't agree with many on the board sayings its a low football IQ thing, or straight poor coaching, these guys know football, and the coaching seems to be much better across the board compared to previous groups.
I think these players are letting emotions overtake them in the game and it's forcing them into their head or out of their head depending on how you look at it - whether too much anxiety or passion, anything unbridled leads to a lack of mindful focus and control.
Some of the mistakes look like guys getting too caught up in the heat and passion of the game, which in essence are not smart plays (K. Smith), but it's not because they don't know better. They just aren't mindfully grounded and locked in.
Then there are some mistakes that look like they come from a place of trying to do too much because they are so invested in the outcome that they aren't just playing the game naturally and hitting that flow state (TVD).
There is something with this team vibe, they don't look like they're having fun and playing free at all the last few games. Everything is labored and calculated and methodical...
Still when you really break down each game, the execution mistakes seem to be coming from a handful of players, it doesn't seem to be the entire team like in years past.
I know it feels like that, and **** those turnovers, dropped passes, and stupid penalties trigger that PTSD so bad... but we've watched teams of the past completely break apart at the seems with multiple players just falling over themselves from start to finish.
This year it seems to be the same few names highlighted over and over again. Even with mistakes from these handful of players, the team keeps digging and fighting back collectively. That is a big difference from past regimes, outside 2017, and signals the culture being much healthier than anything I've seen there in years.
It also gives me hope that these handful of guys can improve and turn things around. I think based on coaching scheme, and player talent alone, they have the potential to win 9 to 10 games this year. But they have to get out of their own way, and start playing mindfully and emotionally grounded within the game to do that.
