I figured the “built-in” excuses would come late night. OMG guys, did you see all of those “pressures” we had this season?
Pressures?
We did all of this “without this and that.”
Well, isn’t that the problem? You’re not supposed to be “without” a bunch of things. That usually means that your team has a bunch of holes.
I don’t remember them announcing that we’d be rolling with a “declined” defense. In fact, everyone said the defense would be improved.