Thursday, October 25, 2012

A Former Player's Guide to Staying Motivated During a Disappointing NFL Season

If you play long enough in the NFL, you're eventually going to have a season that doesn't go your way.

See more: http://blodic.us/sports/a-former-player-s-guide-to-staying-motivated-during-a-disappointing-nfl-season-15-0.htm

It doesn't matter if it's because of key injuries, bad coaching or bad players, losing seasons are always going to test everyone's character.

I didn't have to wait long at all to experience a losing season in the league. In 1996 as a rookie with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, we went 6-10, and for much of the season, I was miserable. This was something so foreign to me that, at first, I really didn't know how to deal with it.

The first game of the year was a home game against the Green Bay Packers, and not only were we blown out, but our stadium was full of green and gold. At the time, I was just on the practice squad and couldn't believe what I had just seen.

We went on to lose the next four games as well, and eventually, we were 1-8 heading into our 10th game of the year. I have to tell you that the rest of my teammates and I were miserable at that point, and it was hard to stay motivated every week.

We found a way to keep the faith, however, and ended up winning five of our last seven games which set us up for quite a bit of success over the course of the next five years.

The most important lesson I learned from that tough first year is that it takes strong coaching and strong leaders to bring you through the storm and turn things around.

Source: http://blodic.us/sports/a-former-player-s-guide-to-staying-motivated-during-a-disappointing-nfl-season-15-0.htm

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