GimmeTheBall!;1945613 said:
Unless you do the right thing(s).
Jerra, you've always been the most enthusiastic, the most attentive, the most willing-to-open-up-his-walled GM/owner in the NFL.
You don't need me, a nobody albeit a near-genius like me, to help you right your ship. I am merely asking you publically to renounce Satan and do several things.
To me, it is a foregone conclusion that the heady days of 2007 will not return in 2008. The Giants and Skins have muscled up and will be gunning for us even more. Also, the rest of the anemic NFC can't possibly be worse than it was in 2008. And those steroidal teams like the Colts, Pats and Jags will only get better if and when we play them in the regular season.
I agree. I don't really see us going 13-3 again. I expect an 11-5/12-4, possibly even as low as 10-6. The NFCE is going to be dominate again. This year was beauty untill the playoffs.
GimmeTheBall!;1945613 said:
1. Everabody in the world knows we need another corner. Do it.
Amen. That should be a priority. A quality corner, not a 7th rounder like we've done in the past.
GimmeTheBall!;1945613 said:
2. Everybody in the world knows we need another blue-chip WR to replace the aging and injured Terry Glenn. Not that big-mouth, big-game choker Patty Crayton. R. Williams can be had. Go get him.
Amen to that as well. It's a passing league now. And we're a passing team. Get as many weapons as you can.
GimmeTheBall!;1945613 said:
3. Old Man Brad Johnson will be a year older next season. And that ain't good. Don't go to the draft for a backup QB. We need a young, agile and hardnosed backup QB from FA who can step up and play immediately if needed.
I think every team in the NFL wants a backup QB that you just described. I think Johnson is our best bet. He is a solid backup who won't lose you a game, nor win one. I do think we need to look into picking up a free agent to push Johnson, but I think we have a good backup.
GimmeTheBall!;1945613 said:
4. Is there any doubt we also need a blue-chip veteran safety? Go do it (please).
Again, not something you can just go out and do. We're not getting rid of Roy Williams, and the way Hamlin played last year, why would you want to get rid of him. We're not going to invest highly on a corner and a safety. Just not happening.
GimmeTheBall!;1945613 said:
5. An intensive all-hands on deck clinic on pressuring the QB. Did you see the way the Giants were swarming Brady? Did you see how Brady was being harassed into making hurried throws, off-throws and being chased? It was a thang of beauty. More beautiful than a K.C. platter for two on a Saturday night in Colorado City. More beautiful than Joely Richardson in a nightgown. More beautiful than an ice-cold bottle of Shiner Bock after, um, wrestling with Joely Richardson. The Giants defense was superb. And don't tell me it was the athletes themselves. The defensive coaches WILLED their athletes to do it.
I know you said not to say it, but the Giants have alot more athleticism on their Dline then we do. I think we're a push at DE but other than that they have better athletes on their line than we do. While I think we could have got better pressure on them in our playoff game, it's not something that you WILL into a player. They have better players than we do in that aspect, I think its that simple in my opinion.
GimmeTheBall!;1945613 said:
Only then can you hope to get into the playoffs next year, much less home-field advantage. This was a star-studded team that faltered when it counted most, and the lack of coaching leadership was the root cause.
Only hope can get us into the playoffs? Whoa there man get real. We have a very solid team who will only get better. We're the 3rd youngest team in the league I believe. You can't win em all.
