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I watched Brett on the Hot List on ESPN a few days ago, and he had some interesting comments. When asked where he thinks the Pack will end up this year, it was apparant that he is gunshy about predicting any kind of success because he is afraid of disappointment. He said he never thought that a team he was QBing would ever go 4-12. His comments showed that he is accepting that this year is a crapshoot and that he has no idea of what to expect.
It seems like his mindset is good in that he knows we will be picked by most to be bad, and that this will take a lot of pressure off of him to win the division and make a Superbowl run. I think he is beginning to embrace this role, which can be good as far as just going out there and playing his best without any high expectations from the media, fans, etc.. Some lesser motivated players could be hurt with this attitude and go in "expecting" to lose, but I think that his will to win will keep him from that mentality, while allowing him to throw less pics realizing that no one expects him to win 12 games by himself.
One other thing I noticed about the interview was his demeanor. It looked like he was there almost against his will and was just wanting the whole thing to be over with. I think he is at the point where he hates the media and is sick of answering all of the stupid questions they ask him. I mean, look at how guys like Leinart are doing everything they can to be in the limelight, whereas Brett seems like he's about sick of it. It is probably one of the reasons he didn't want to come back. (a few early season wins could certainly change that!)
When asked what DB is the best in the NFL he thought a while and said Champ Bailey, then he mentioned Harris. He tried not to answer what one player he would like to have on his team, but when cornered into an answer he said he would like to see if he could get along with and have success with TO!! That kind of blew my mind considering he was partially to blame for Walker leaving town and TO is a bigger prick than him.
I still can't forget how uncomfortable and disgusted he looked through the interview. He certainly did not want to be there. Can you blame him?
It seems like his mindset is good in that he knows we will be picked by most to be bad, and that this will take a lot of pressure off of him to win the division and make a Superbowl run. I think he is beginning to embrace this role, which can be good as far as just going out there and playing his best without any high expectations from the media, fans, etc.. Some lesser motivated players could be hurt with this attitude and go in "expecting" to lose, but I think that his will to win will keep him from that mentality, while allowing him to throw less pics realizing that no one expects him to win 12 games by himself.
One other thing I noticed about the interview was his demeanor. It looked like he was there almost against his will and was just wanting the whole thing to be over with. I think he is at the point where he hates the media and is sick of answering all of the stupid questions they ask him. I mean, look at how guys like Leinart are doing everything they can to be in the limelight, whereas Brett seems like he's about sick of it. It is probably one of the reasons he didn't want to come back. (a few early season wins could certainly change that!)
When asked what DB is the best in the NFL he thought a while and said Champ Bailey, then he mentioned Harris. He tried not to answer what one player he would like to have on his team, but when cornered into an answer he said he would like to see if he could get along with and have success with TO!! That kind of blew my mind considering he was partially to blame for Walker leaving town and TO is a bigger prick than him.
I still can't forget how uncomfortable and disgusted he looked through the interview. He certainly did not want to be there. Can you blame him?
You bet I am, Mazzin, 
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