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- Nov 13, 2018
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We responded to the port loss by winning the next 8 out of 9 games.But we didnt learn. Was very similar to the port loss.
1) Sub off calsher early and lose a player to bring the ball to ground up the field.
2) Go into our shells halfway through the qtr and try take time off the clock with 10mins to go, rather than play the attacking football that wins us games. Our defense is not good enough to defend the turnover, its the forward pressure which is our biggest defensive strength.
Learning a lesson does not mean we never lose a close game again.
We do need to establish the ability to control a game. We’re very good when it’s
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Three-peat era had to learn this the hard way too. It can take time.