"They are who we thought they were, and we let them off the hook!" These immortal words were coined by former Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green during his epic post-game press conference meltdown in 2006. After the Cardinals blew a 20-point lead in spectacular fashion and gifted the Chicago Bears a 24-23 win on Monday Night Football, Green was seeing red because for three quarters, the Cardinals had played a perfect game - no turnovers, great defense - while the Rex Grossman-led Bears had done everything in their power to lose - zero touchdowns, six turnovers. Yet at the end of the day, the Bears improved to 6-0 while the Cardinals fell to 1-5. Why did Dennis pop his top? Because he knew that such a gut-wrenching loss can quickly become season- or even career-defining - as that one was for him.
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