For us to win ball games...

[Floppin]

We have to win multiple facets of the game to all but guarantee ourselves a win. Here is a philosophy to winning football games that I truly believe in:

1) Be the most physical team on the field. In all 3 parts of the game, win the physical game.

2) Lost yardage. Avoid losing yardage, cause them to lose yardage. Very simple.

3) Turnovers. Want to win this category each and every game if you want to win.

4) Big plays. You have to win this category. Create them, and prevent the other team from having them.

5) No foolish penalties. Self explanatory.

6) Kicking game. Win this facet of the game. It is a game changer (as evidence by the Cardinals game).

7) Togetherness. Stick together as a team. No finger pointing when things aren't going your way and no celebrating your own personal success, like stat touting and being selfish. It is a team effort at all times.

8) Don't flinch. Don't get down when the other team has a big play. Maintain the mental edge!

I think it is solid. If you do ALL of the above things, as long as you have some skill on your team and can move the ball, you will win football games. We didn't do all 8 of these on Sunday. That is why we lost.

No no no, it's much more simple. It's like trying to steal a girl from some dude at the bar. There's many ways to get the desired result, but in the end all you really need is the bigger..........

wallet.

[lightsout]

you can do all of this poo and still not score a single point.

seriously, it's not rocket science.

tom brady said it best on a recent presser.."i love to find ways to get into the end zone."

it's that simple.

Well, actually, you can do all that WHILE scoring. If you give up less big plays and you in turn execute more big plays, you will score. If you win the turnover battle, you will score. If you don't have drive-stopping penalties, you will score.

Also, I qualified all of that at the end by saying that you needed the skill to move the ball on a consistent basis. I agree, if you can't move the ball on offense and you do all of that, you can still lose. The point is, those are focal points that every good team at any level can win at week in and week out. Which turns into wins. Look at GB last year. They won all 8 of those points more than they lost them, and it resulted in a Super Bowl.