That feeling of 'confidence' about this year, making the playoffs...

I see confidence everywhere... not just here on this board... and it has given me pause. Sure, I think the Ram's are in... how could one not? But at the same time, it ain't a done deal.. and I'm not at 'ease' in the least. Why am I like that?

I considered, "Has the years of losing changed me? Am I no longer able to relax a little and smell the roses?". I asked myself that.. but the answer was quick in coming... NO, I have not changed, I have ALWAYS, and always WILL be, that way.... pedal to the metal... NEVER relax, never assume even the most obvious.

I woke up this morning thinking "Titans"... and it made me smile because this year I was, a few times, a bit sarcastic, (with good humor, however), in saying that every week on this board the upcoming game was going to be labeled "The ONE". And that made me smile because, I am that person.

It is, at the same time, both aggravating and comforting to me that the Ram's have not, as yet, made the playoffs. Aggravating when I think "The Jags Are In" and the Ram's are not. Or that 10 wins may not do it. BUT... comforting in this: The Ram's MUST practice this week still with the pedal to the metal. Just ONE game, the last game, should the Ram's lock it up next week... is enough to 'rest' the starters a little.. TWO, or THREE for some teams, is too much. - JamesJM