"I don't have a crystal ball," Sparano said. "I can't tell you how this thing is going to turn out, one way or the other. But I can tell you that the way this team works, the attitude that I see, the ingredients that we have right now all show me that this team is poised and ready to go here to make a run at this thing."
(When? Before or after we lost to the Cleveland Browns?)
"I've been pleased with what we've done in practice," Sparano said. "We're not going to back down from anybody in this division. I don't care who they are and who's out there. Our team comes to compete every single week, and they have."
(meanwhile, several players criticize the way the team practices)
"This team will compete and will compete at a high level in this division," Sparano said. "They have to. It's a good division. I think we're one of the good teams in this division, and I think anybody that doesn't believe that is probably going to make a big mistake."
(This team is competing at a high level. We are 4 games out of first place after 5 weeks of play. What a high level we are playing at.)
(When? Before or after we lost to the Cleveland Browns?)
"I've been pleased with what we've done in practice," Sparano said. "We're not going to back down from anybody in this division. I don't care who they are and who's out there. Our team comes to compete every single week, and they have."
(meanwhile, several players criticize the way the team practices)
"This team will compete and will compete at a high level in this division," Sparano said. "They have to. It's a good division. I think we're one of the good teams in this division, and I think anybody that doesn't believe that is probably going to make a big mistake."
(This team is competing at a high level. We are 4 games out of first place after 5 weeks of play. What a high level we are playing at.)
