Nico Rosberg says the pressure of fighting for his first Formula One title meant he was not performing at his best at the final four races of the season.After winning the Japanese Grand Prix in early October, Rosberg could afford to end his season with three second place finishes and one third and still be crowned 2016 champion regardless of where title rival Lewis Hamilton finished. With Mercedes healthy advantage over the rest of the field, the championship was effectively Rosbergs to lose but, despite some close calls, he emerged with four second places behind Hamilton at the final four races..As the each round unfolded Rosberg insisted he was still taking it one race at a time, but speaking after the season finale in Abu Dhabi he admitted he was feeling the pressure.The last couple of races, that was not the real Nico, he said. The pressure slows you down but I am happy to come through the way that I did while on the other side Lewis had nothing to lose.Rosberg said he kept his answers to the media short and simple in the hope the press would not make his championship campaign any more difficult than it had to be.I dont change what I said, please respect that you are a powerful entity and I needed to get through this. Im sure you understand that. And in the past few races it is the best Lewis we have ever seen because he had no pressure, super motivated, super concentrated and working as hard as ever.He had nothing to lose when I had the pressure as I was the one in front and had something to lose. That definitely made it more difficult so I am glad it worked out. Cheap Shoes Online Free Delivery . McPhee said that Ovechkins father Mikhail is in stable condition after having the surgery this week and is no longer in intensive care. "Weve told him to stay as long as necessary with your dad," he said. 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Cooks then made reference on Instagram to needing to become a businessman, and sources told ESPN that he has expressed growing frustration throughout this season -- mostly over being used as a clear-out receiver instead of a primary option.Listen, Cooks is a real good football player, and we work extremely hard on these game plans, Payton said Wednesday. Id say its a little unusual that we have a game where all of a sudden hes not targeted. But the first play of the game is supposed to be his play, and we dont get the right coverage look. Well keep working at finding those opportunities for him to get those touches.Listen, hes a great kid. Actually, not a kid -- hes a fantastic player and a good man, and we have a great relationship. Its hard when you do have a game with a lot of numbers like that and a guy like Brandin works his tail off and doesnt have a target or a touch, and sometimes that can happen. But I would say thats rare. Hes been explosive this season, hes certainly a primary target for us with what we do, and I think thats evident.Cooks was a first-round draft pick in 2014 and has been one of the Saints most dynamic offensive players over the past two seasons. He has 51 catches for 736 yards and six touchdowns this season, including two of the four longest catches in the NFL (98 and 87 yards, both for touchdowns).However, Cooks ranks third on the Saints in both targets and catches per game, behind rookie Michael Thomas and Willie Snead. In the Rams game in particular, the Saints featured a lot of quick, shorter throws to help neutralize the impact of pass-rushers Aaron Donald and Robert Quinn. And the offense thrived with a season-high 49 points and a total of 555 yards and five touchdown passes.I know hes frustrated with [his place in the offense], but I know hes a professional and he works hard, Snead said. I expect him to hhave a great game this week and bounce back.ddddddddddddThe Saints offense has long been known for spreading the ball around to a variety of receivers in the Payton-Drew Brees era. Tight end Jimmy Graham is the only pass-catcher who has made the Pro Bowl in that 11-year span.Weve had a lot of real good football players here. But I dont think weve ever been in a position where, Man, theyre doubling such-and-such, and its panic, Payton said. So guys are gonna get doubled. Or its not doubled so much, specifically, as you see a better corner travel [to match up against Cooks no matter where he lines up]. Sometimes Cooks is gonna draw some of those matchups, sometimes hes not. It depends on the team.But I think it was more of just the way the game unfolded [versus the Rams]. Like I said, the first play of the game was actually a down-the-field-shot play intended for Brandin. We got man-to-man coverage, different than what we were hoping to get. Things happen during the game, a progression takes you off a read high, and you end up underneath. It happens. I wouldnt have known [tight end] Josh Hill was gonna have [six] catches in that game, and yet thats the way it unfolded.Brees said he sees frustration bubble up in a teammate every week or two since hes been in New Orleans.Listen, theres not a guy who works harder in here than Brandin Cooks and expects more out of himself and wants to be a part of what were doing and our success, Brees said. That was just one of those games where there was opportunities called for him and the coverage kind of rolled his way or whatever it was and the ball ended up going elsewhere. And it was just one of those bad luck things for him personally, I guess.But obviously as a team we were rolling. And that just opens up opportunities for other people. And I think Brandin recognizes that, we talked about it after the game. And, listen, if we can go out and score 49 points and play like that and win every week, then I think everybody would be OK with it. ' ' '