we'll see I'm close or wildly off base here.

I think he's looking at the season as of today as different than when the 2 losses took place. Today the playoffs loom, so the situation takes on more dire meaning. IOW a loss now is much 'bigger' than the losses were then.

They need maybe 3 wins to be assured of the playoffs? With the playoffs now a real possibility coming back from a loss may very well be tougher than before. - JamesJM