Ex-Raven, current-Texan Demps keeps chin up
The Houston Texans come into Sunday’s game against the Ravens at Reliant Stadium off a 38-17 loss to Pittsburgh. For a team that has struggled since coming into the NFL as an expansion franchise, such a season-opener could lead to a fatalistic attitude from the outset. That the opening defeat simply portends more of the same-old, same-old. But Ravens safety Will Demps, who now plays for the Texans, says Houston cannot allow the bad beating to get to it.
“I wouldn’t say this is the time to panic,” Demps said in a story in the Houston Chronicle.
“You’ve gotta have some amnesia,” Demps continued. “You can’t carry it on for the next week, because if we carry it on or start a grudge like, ‘I should have done this or that,’ it’s just going to lead into the next game.
“Yeah, we got our butts whipped, but it’s about how you do the next day, and we’re very excited about the next challenge.”
Comments
I think Demps is right. When you get beaten upside the head for sixty minutes like the Steelers did to his team, amnesia WOULD be a by-product, don't you think?
Posted by: Chris | September 11, 2008 1:53 PM
Do you mean "chin" up?
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Exactly, thanks.
Posted by: frox | September 11, 2008 2:20 PM
What happped to Demps with the Giants?
I thought he was a pretty good ballplayer when he was here. How did he become a journeyman?
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Actually, he was a Pro Bowl alternate last year so he's still considered a good player.
-- Bill O.
Posted by: Fang Guy | September 11, 2008 5:10 PM