Typhus
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Ending a season like this is always a major bummer, but I just refuse to place all the blame on BP for this teams season ending again for the 2nd yr. without a playoff appearance.
The popular belief seems to be that "we should have opened up the offense more, and taken more chances."
Well the bottom line is that this team, for the majority of the season, outside of a couple games, simply had no relevant running game.. plain and simple.
We all knew what BP wanted to do, and saw his plan start to become relevant during pre-season when he added A-Train, and drafted MB3, to give JJ plenty of help, and add some tremendous depth at the position.
I dont think there was a fan around that claims to know anything about this team, or football in general, that didnt realize that this team was gearing up to be a grind it out in the trenches style of football that BP loves to employ.
The theory was great, the running game looked to be a strength going in.
Bringing in Rivera, as fans we had high hopes for this OL, and what we might achieve offensively this year with a strong ground game.
I think after looking back, if I had to pick the moment that this team lost its season, had to be when Flo went down with the ACL/MCL,
that had to be the defining moment that affected this teams chemistry more than anything else IMHO.
We all wittnessed just how important our LT was, and maybe even realized how much for granted we took Flo, for the past few seasons.
Adams loss, changed the whole dynamics of this offense, which in the end became a barrier too steep to overcome.
Bledsoe could no longer take a 7 step drop, which is a "lifetime" for a QB in terms of checking off the defense and finding his open target.
Peyton was now changing this offense and altering Bledsoes 7 step drop to a 3 step, and he was on his back and harrassed in every game because of it.
I wanted in to the playoffs as much as anyone else, but anytime you have to root for the Eagles, for help, you know theres just something wrong. Thats just the way it goes, but I remain highly optimistic about the direction this club is taking.
We have alot of talented youth on this team, esp. on the defense, and we have plenty of time now to discuss the draft and FA.
lol
The popular belief seems to be that "we should have opened up the offense more, and taken more chances."
Well the bottom line is that this team, for the majority of the season, outside of a couple games, simply had no relevant running game.. plain and simple.
We all knew what BP wanted to do, and saw his plan start to become relevant during pre-season when he added A-Train, and drafted MB3, to give JJ plenty of help, and add some tremendous depth at the position.
I dont think there was a fan around that claims to know anything about this team, or football in general, that didnt realize that this team was gearing up to be a grind it out in the trenches style of football that BP loves to employ.
The theory was great, the running game looked to be a strength going in.
Bringing in Rivera, as fans we had high hopes for this OL, and what we might achieve offensively this year with a strong ground game.
I think after looking back, if I had to pick the moment that this team lost its season, had to be when Flo went down with the ACL/MCL,
that had to be the defining moment that affected this teams chemistry more than anything else IMHO.
We all wittnessed just how important our LT was, and maybe even realized how much for granted we took Flo, for the past few seasons.
Adams loss, changed the whole dynamics of this offense, which in the end became a barrier too steep to overcome.
Bledsoe could no longer take a 7 step drop, which is a "lifetime" for a QB in terms of checking off the defense and finding his open target.
Peyton was now changing this offense and altering Bledsoes 7 step drop to a 3 step, and he was on his back and harrassed in every game because of it.
I wanted in to the playoffs as much as anyone else, but anytime you have to root for the Eagles, for help, you know theres just something wrong. Thats just the way it goes, but I remain highly optimistic about the direction this club is taking.
We have alot of talented youth on this team, esp. on the defense, and we have plenty of time now to discuss the draft and FA.
lol
