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Tebow is the El Cid

Delhomeboy

By Delhomeboy,
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I've been trying to puzzle out this The Golden Calf of Bristol thing, cause it's endlessly fascinating to me, how one guy can pretty much suck in a full 50% of the game required of him and go 4-1 against any NFL teams, much less decent ones.

A lot of people on here have said that it's the defense and the ST that won the game last night, and The Golden Calf of Bristol just got the heroics. With that I can completely agree. But I think a lot of people are also discounting exactly what his presence means out there for that team. It really goes to show how much belief in a person can affect the overall team morale.

It's like El Cid. If I remember correctly, he was a great leader in the Mexican War Independence who inspired his troops to great things. Then he gets killed, but the commanders don't let the troops know. Instead, they strap him to his horse and lead him out the next day in battle, and this so frightens the enemy and pumps up the troops that the Mexicans win. Even though El Cid was dead. And strapped on a horse.

I think this is exactly what's occurring with The Golden Calf of Bristol. For whatever reason, he doesn't need to be "good." He just needs to be there. And in doing so, he motivates the defense and ST. Because let's face it, the defense that played last night is not the defense that went 1-4 at the beginning of the season. What changed? Nothing, except the presence of someone they believed in and who inspired them to play to a higher level.

Just rambling while half asleep at nine in the morning, but there it is. :D

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Because let's face it, the defense that played last night is not the defense that went 1-4 at the beginning of the season. What changed? Nothing, except the presence of someone they believed in and who inspired them to play to a higher level.

A bye week for the new coach to fully install the new system...

10 weeks to transition from a 3-4 to a 4-3...

10 weeks for a rookie phenom to get acclimated to the speed of the pro game...

It takes time for defenses to come together and gel. Even more so when a new scheme is being installed. And when you try to change the entire base D with virtually no offseason, its gonna take even longer.

John Fox was hired for one reason, to fix the defense, and now they are seeing the benefits.

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A bye week for the new coach to fully install the new system...

10 weeks to transition from a 3-4 to a 4-3...

10 weeks for a rookie phenom to get acclimated to the speed of the pro game...

It takes time for defenses to come together and gel. Even more so when a new scheme is being installed. And when you try to change the entire base D with virtually no offseason, its gonna take even longer.

John Fox was hired for one reason, to fix the defense, and now they are seeing the benefits.

Is that seriously ur rational? So why isn't the Panthers better since they've been together since the season?

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