You are forgetting our secret weapon folks...
Tilly is going to be in this game... in the stands, in the players minds and most of all... in the players hearts...
We do have SOME immensely talented athletes on this team and some that understand that Tilly was/is a true inspiration to what they do for a living and what it means to give it everything you have ON EVERY FRIGGIN PLAY...THIS my friends can be something to make the difference. There are still players on this team that will have Tilly on their minds and if the game is close at half time...the spirit of Tilly will WILL them to play their hearts out.. ALL OF THEM.
I am not really a firm believer in DIVINE INTERVENTION, however, to think of the man (Men) being honored this Sunday... how could you not believe that every play deserves your BEST and that Tilly will be there kicking them all in the ass to REPRESENT for the Cards and to make his family proud that he was LOYAL to this organization...
Have faith my friends and let the world KNOW that we are REAL FANS, that WE BELIEVE in what the Cards are about this year and DON'T LET the CHOWDERHEADS wear you down... be there with Tilly's enthusiasm and his heart and be the 13th (Tilly is the 12th) man on the field this week... the long term results of a victory here can be a real turnaround for the organization, the fan base and the media treatment of what WE are all about... NO EXCUSES, NO RESERVE, NO RETREAT... and especially NO REGRETS.
God Bless Tilly, his family and all who serve to give us the right to look forward to each day in this country...especially Sundays in the fall & winter!
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night ONLY because rough men stand ready to do violence on THEIR BEHALF" - George Orwell