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What does it mean?
The speaker acknowledges a period of poor performance or perceived foolishness in their field.
In plain terms
We are having a bad year.
What can you take from it?
Accepting current struggles can be a step toward improvement.

Where it applies

  • sports commentary
  • team introspection
  • seasonal review

Putting it to work

  • team analysis
  • performance review

Questions to consider

  • What defines a bad year?
  • How do teams recover?

Another view

It may oversimplify systemic issues to blame idiocy.

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