Mystery Solved, or If Shurmur Took Truth Serum

Q. Why do you think the good work in practice isn't translating to success on Sundays?

A. That's really an unfair comparison. When we practice, we practice against the New York Giants. In fact, our offense has great success against the backups to the Giants' first string defense. Our defense has great success against the backups to the Giants' first string offense. So we have success. But on Sundays, we are forced to play against well coached teams with good players who are executing sound game plans, which is not something we see a lot of in practice. And of course our opponents get to play against us, so there's that.