NFL Teams Showing True Colors

I noticed one thing when watching NFL games yesterday. There is one glaring reason why teams like the Cowboys and Vikings fail, while other don't....

It's called being a "team".

After the Vikings fell to 2-5 at the hands of the Patriots, Favre took the stage to talk about the game. Except he really didn't, he talked about himself and how tough he was instead...

"Taking a seat at the end of the game is new for me," Favre said. "Like I have said all along, it has been so long since I haven't played that I expect to play. I don't expect to get eight stitches in my chin -- that is a first time.

"I guess what I am trying to say is that I don't expect to get hurt but when I do, I expect to bounce back."

"Going into the tunnel on the cart, I thought to myself for a brief second, `What in the world am I doing?"' Favre admitted. "But there is nothing like competing. But, then again, there is nothing worse than losing (AP)."

During his 15 min post game news conference Favre never really talks about his teammates, except for in one part when he said he hopes they don't give up on their season.

This is the leader of your fucking team, and all he thinks about is his legacy. Brett Favre didn't care that the Vikings lost, just that he came out and proved everyone wrong by playing through the pain and playing pretty well.

Then we move on to Moss' self interview...

"I just want to be able to tell the guys, I miss the hell out of them, every last helmet in that locker room. I mean, Deion Branch came up to me after the game. I've never had a chance to meet Deion Branch, but it was definitely a pleasure to meet him. Coach [Bill] Belichick, he gave me an opportunity to be a part of something special. That's something I really take to heart. I actually salute coach Belichick and his team and the success they've had before me, during me and after me. So I'm actually stuck for words, just because of the fact that, man, this is just, a lot of memories here. To the New England Patriots fans, that ovation at the end of the game, that really felt heart-warming. I think I actually shedded a tear for that. Like I said, it's been an emotional roller coaster all week."

"Tried to prepare, tried to talk to the players and coaches about how this game was going to be played, couple tendencies here and a couple tendencies here. The bad part about it, is you have six days to prepare for a team, and on the seventh day, that Sunday, meaning today, I guess they come over and say, 'Dag Moss, I guess you was right about a couple plays and a couple schemes they were going to run.' And it hurts as a player, that you put a lot of hard work in during the week, and at the end of the week, Sunday, when you get on the field, that's when they acknowledge about the hard work that you put in throughout the week. That's actually a disappointment."

I'll stop it there, but he goes on and on about how awesome the Patriots are, and how much he misses them. Once again, very little about his own team, except for taking shots at his coach for not kicking a field goal before the half, and not listening to him about the Patriots offense. These are the things you don't want from your team. Moss doesn't care that they lost, instead he just noticed he should never have asked out of New England, and none of that is going to help the Vikings.

On the other side of things you just don't see Patriots players/coaches do this, and if they do they don't last long. Same goes for real "teams" like the Steelers, Colts, Saints, Ravens, and so on. You do here this kind of stuff from teams like the Bengals, Cowboys, Vikings, and so on. These teams are more interested in making headlines about themselves rather then for how their team actually played.

You can have all the talent in the world (like the Cowboys/Vikings), but if you're not playing as a "team" you're not going anywhere. Here is a perfect example...

Steelers losing Big Ben in the beginning of the season. Their was off the field problems, terrible backup QBs, loss of a Super Bowl MVP, and a questionable offensive line. Yet, here they are. Why? Because they rallied as a "team".

This is the same reason why that Patriots trade of Moss is starting to look better. The second he starting thinking about his contract instead of what he was going to do next Sunday he had to go.

At the end of the day all teams are going to go through some kind of controversy, and there are 2 ways it will turn out. You either come together as a "team", or you become the Cowboys/Vikings.