It's hard to gain confidence from your teammates when they can tell you aren't confident in yourself.
It can't be faked. The other faces in the huddle can see through you — especially at quarterback. It's almost impossible to find success when the players looking to you to lead hear you bumbling through play calls or see your head spinning.
"If they look at you and you're not really confident about what you're doing, then they're not going to be confident in what they're doing and they're not going to be confident in you," Saints backup quarterback Luke McCown said.