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Expectations. Going into this year I heard the term rebuilding and most suggested we'd be 8-8 at best, other than us homers. Well, after a ton of injuries, playing the toughest part of our schedule and trying to implement a new defense, we're 3-4. There is a very real possibility we'll be 4-4 next week.
So how is this so different then the realist and negative crowd was predicting? And yet they still post time and again about how bad it all is. You would think from their posts that every game looked like the iggles game. The iggles game was horrid and has been covered so I agree we sucked and moving on.
What now? I mean, we're all playing armchair GM's and coaches here right? So what do we do going forward. Firing the GM is not an option, waste of a post since it will never happen. If you are the coach, you realize this and do what you're paid to do, try to win the next game.
Nothing else matters. Win this week and you get a stay of execution, lose and it's probably over for this year. I agree everything sucks and we suck and Jerry sucks, so now that this has been covered, where do we stand?
Well, we had a great defense but they tanked one game against a very unique offense that was firing on all cylinders. We're not facing one like that for a while, so there is short term hope. Carters role will increase each week and that's great news. I don't expect Lee's level from him but surely he can at least run a little faster then Brooking and James right now, it's a start.
If Lee can get by with missing no more than two games before returning to form, I think we'll be OK on D. Jenkins hurts but the other corners are playing well too.
We may suck but there is hope that our D will get Jenkins and Lee back to full strength in 2-4 weeks and that we'd still be in the race. If and I do say IF this happens, I think we're in a much better spot to face the iggles again. We learned and we'd have two young and fast ILB's to help with a better game plan. I still think the iggles score 17-24 on us, but that beats what just happened.
For me the offense breaks down to 3 things, injuries, coaching and the oline. There are other issues but those are the ones causing the major problems. Injuries continue to get better each week. I think part of the problem with the oline is the coaching scheme, so this one scares me.
We suck at the shotgun, Gurode sucked at it and we still do it all the time. I have no reason to think we won't be in shotgun too much the rest of the year and I have no reason to think we'll get better at it. That's where the despair ends for me this week.
We have options with Dockery healthy. He can replace Holland, he can replace Kosier or he can do that and Kosier can replace Costa. While not guaranteed to help at all and in fact they can make it worse, it's at least some options. Until it does not work, I hold out hope it will.
Coaching scares the crap out of me. I am convinced that Garrett wants his game plan to work and will stay with it no matter what. It's great when it works, when it does not, he refuses to make adjustments. This is the one area I do not have hope for improvement this year.
Dez, many of you guys make me laugh my butt off with him. You eat up all the media driven controversy like mad with him, lol. He's 22, missed most of his rookie preseason and year to injury and did not have a regular offseason his second year. Yet you want him to be a probowler.
Look up what Jerry Rice and Michael Irvin did their first few years in the league, it was not much at age 22. Dez will be fine, he is suffering from the line and coaches too. And yes, he's immature, he won't always be. With his potential, it's worth it if he does not reach it until 25 years old like Austin and Irvin.
We're not the best team in the NFL. We don't have the potential to be the best this year. But we do have the potential to still win the division or make the playoffs. If we do, who knows.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? No, because we had the Space Shuttle, the M1 Abrams and Rambo, plus a little device giving our boys the edge over there known as the ipod! And that's why we kicked Canada's butt in the big one!
I'm not predicting playoffs, 10-6 or glory. I'm just looking forward to the adjustments and this weeks game.
So how is this so different then the realist and negative crowd was predicting? And yet they still post time and again about how bad it all is. You would think from their posts that every game looked like the iggles game. The iggles game was horrid and has been covered so I agree we sucked and moving on.
What now? I mean, we're all playing armchair GM's and coaches here right? So what do we do going forward. Firing the GM is not an option, waste of a post since it will never happen. If you are the coach, you realize this and do what you're paid to do, try to win the next game.
Nothing else matters. Win this week and you get a stay of execution, lose and it's probably over for this year. I agree everything sucks and we suck and Jerry sucks, so now that this has been covered, where do we stand?
Well, we had a great defense but they tanked one game against a very unique offense that was firing on all cylinders. We're not facing one like that for a while, so there is short term hope. Carters role will increase each week and that's great news. I don't expect Lee's level from him but surely he can at least run a little faster then Brooking and James right now, it's a start.
If Lee can get by with missing no more than two games before returning to form, I think we'll be OK on D. Jenkins hurts but the other corners are playing well too.
We may suck but there is hope that our D will get Jenkins and Lee back to full strength in 2-4 weeks and that we'd still be in the race. If and I do say IF this happens, I think we're in a much better spot to face the iggles again. We learned and we'd have two young and fast ILB's to help with a better game plan. I still think the iggles score 17-24 on us, but that beats what just happened.
For me the offense breaks down to 3 things, injuries, coaching and the oline. There are other issues but those are the ones causing the major problems. Injuries continue to get better each week. I think part of the problem with the oline is the coaching scheme, so this one scares me.
We suck at the shotgun, Gurode sucked at it and we still do it all the time. I have no reason to think we won't be in shotgun too much the rest of the year and I have no reason to think we'll get better at it. That's where the despair ends for me this week.
We have options with Dockery healthy. He can replace Holland, he can replace Kosier or he can do that and Kosier can replace Costa. While not guaranteed to help at all and in fact they can make it worse, it's at least some options. Until it does not work, I hold out hope it will.
Coaching scares the crap out of me. I am convinced that Garrett wants his game plan to work and will stay with it no matter what. It's great when it works, when it does not, he refuses to make adjustments. This is the one area I do not have hope for improvement this year.
Dez, many of you guys make me laugh my butt off with him. You eat up all the media driven controversy like mad with him, lol. He's 22, missed most of his rookie preseason and year to injury and did not have a regular offseason his second year. Yet you want him to be a probowler.
Look up what Jerry Rice and Michael Irvin did their first few years in the league, it was not much at age 22. Dez will be fine, he is suffering from the line and coaches too. And yes, he's immature, he won't always be. With his potential, it's worth it if he does not reach it until 25 years old like Austin and Irvin.
We're not the best team in the NFL. We don't have the potential to be the best this year. But we do have the potential to still win the division or make the playoffs. If we do, who knows.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? No, because we had the Space Shuttle, the M1 Abrams and Rambo, plus a little device giving our boys the edge over there known as the ipod! And that's why we kicked Canada's butt in the big one!
I'm not predicting playoffs, 10-6 or glory. I'm just looking forward to the adjustments and this weeks game.
