That leadership led us to 8-8, losing to a depleted eagles team and missing the playoffs!
It's a team sport.
You win or lose together.
I am not any happier than any of us about what is happening now.
Or what happened this year or any year where we did not improve.
I just do not think leadership is just a neat packaged commodity where 'experts say ' I found it.
It comes and goes, multiplies and reduces over time.
All teams deal with it.
I will give you an example then let's move on.
Back in 2016, when Dak and Zeke arrived, we had a team that claimed to have banded together and according to many, it was a galzanizing experience.
I thought "Finally we have 'a team". That we had leaders in Dak and Zeke and even Garrett won Coach of the Year.
I said to myself 'if ' we can only keep this feeling we will be unstoppable.
There was a collective leadership I had not seen in years..
Then..2017 came.
Zeke was suspended, Dak could not do it without Zeke and we missed the playoffs.
Garrett had no answers and it was obvious he had ridden the 2016 season on the backs of the team's success..it wasn't because of him. In short, we had returned to Earth. Thunk.
Now 2018 was better but leadership again failed and everything won a single playoff game. Not much improvement.
My point is that leadership needs to be collective for football. Basketball has only 5 starters. So having only 1 or 2 studs can get you a long way.
But not with the NFL. Teams that win don't just have a few studs..it's a few studs along with coaches who set the tone, 2nd and 3rd stringers who may have to sub for injuries and still win.
I hope MM can do this. I am a fan and know you are, too.
I like seeing others opinions on stuff.
Thanx. Run out of breathe.