Craig Whelihan
Craig Whelihan
Craig Dominic Whelihanis a retired American football quarterback in the NFL, XFL, and AFL. He played college football at the University of the Pacific...
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My concern is getting this offense right. There are a lot of calls that we felt like should've gone our way, but didn't go our way. But we can't depend on that.
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San Jose, year in year out, has been one of the best teams in the league. So it's a bit of a test for us. We need to come out and show that we're a legitimate contender.
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The three games we've played this season, turnovers have been our nemesis. We're losing possessions and giving that team an extra possession.
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That was a huge play. Nash is a big-game receiver who's going to get open. I believed in him, and he got open.
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I think this is a huge game for both of us. Being .500 instead of being two games under .500, that's a huge difference.
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Like every football team, NFL or arena, you want to start out with a win. It puts everyone in a good frame of mind. It kind of shows you where you're at early in the season. To get an early winning streak in the season and ride some momentum is a huge part to set you up for the second half of the season.
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They brought a lot of pressure and were able to get to me. Then they got a couple of stops and just changed the course of the game. It's tough to come back it you spot a team 21 points.
excuse month week window
That is out the window now. The first two games, I think that was probably part of the problem. But now, going into Week 4 and after a long month of camp, that's not an excuse anymore.
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It's definitely a litmus test for us. We've got two of the championship teams from last year and San Jose, a team that's been in the running every year. So it's definitely a test for us, and I think we're ready for it.
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We know we can score. We had the capability to one-strike score. We had the capability to drive down and score. We showed that in the second half. That first half wasn't Vegas football.
coming high hopes work
I think the whole team's frustrated. We had high hopes of coming in here to take one away from Austin. I think we all know we need to go back to work and refocus.
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The last ballgame is not who we are. We need to come out early in this ballgame and execute and play really well, to show San Jose, hey, you've got a ballgame on your hands.