Diehardblues
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Of course but why should we use the emotion of some fans or owner to measure our expectations than those of experts and handicappers whose emotions aren’t attached?Forgive them for they are fans and know not what they do. I will never fault any fan for their predictions and expectations or play the "told ya so" card
And spare me that objective fan that has lost that one thing that made them a fan, emotion.
I didn't make predictions because I didn't know what to expect and I was not over the shock of watching this team in that last playoff game. I still can't explain how that happened and I'll bet McVay can't either, that was far beyond what he expected and I'm sure that altered his tactics he had planned on before that game.
That was the most critical game of the season and they play like that? If I can't predict a run D that will give up 270, and mostly to a Tier 2 back, how in the hell can I predict anything about this team? Then they start the season against a mediocre OL but a Tier 1 RB and they do not look any better.
I did not expect good things from this team and had them at 6th in the NFC to start the season and that's where they are now. And I did that for one reason, what did they do after that game to address the problem? Not extend the OC. They ignored the problem.
If that had been any other team, and GM, that had done that in a playoff game, wouldn't you expect that to be the first order of business in the off season and draft? What did this guy do? Signed an edge rusher and drafted a questionable DT known for pass rushing, if he's known for anything except not showing up.
Some problems can't be fixed and certainly not as quickly as most of us expect but to ignore that and not to even address that should tell any fan of this team all they need to know.
The posters that I recall being pretty positive with their predictions all seemed to have one assumption, and it was not wrong to have it at that time. They assumed all these young players would improve and I can't point to one that did. That is as strange as that last playoff game. How do none of them get better? The best player on the D was that FA edge rusher.
It’s why I’ve always argued when predicting or wagering you must use your mind over heart. Leave your emotions in check. Vegas makes a living on fans betting on their own team because their emotions drive their decisions.
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