Kilmer72 wrote:chiefhog44 wrote:Good lord is this a lame thread. A bunch of people losing their minds after one game. Simmer down.
Do I hate losing as much as anyone? Yes. Did I throw my remote when McNabb threw an INT with 4 minutes left in the 4th with a 5 point lead? Yes. Did I ever think that this team would be as competitive as they have been this year? Absolutely not. This is going to take a ton of time and this year has actually been pretty entertaining.
Guys, the reason I chart the offense is to truly understand how the playcalling changes throughout a game. I would suggest it to each and every one of you. To blame this on Kyle or Mike, McNabb or Haslett is foolish. We lost our RB and you should have seen the change in gameplan mid-game with an undrafted rookie. Kyle was brilliant. Mcnabb didn't execute very well.
I was going to go into a rant on some of these earlier posts, but it's really not worth it. All I'm going to say is give it time. 3 years minimum. If you don't have the patience, find another team. It's going to take a while. This team is well coached, and well managed right now. We need better players, and with what was left behind by Cerrato, it's going to take a while...not 8 games. Most teams who were winning big 20 years ago, are bottom of the barrel right now and visa versa. That's the way it goes. We'll be back, and when it happens, it'll feel awesome. Just had it happen to me with the Blackhawks. It had been well over my age since their last Stanley Cup.
Actually I don't think it is a lame thread. You said it best when you admitted you threw your remote. I would like to hear your rant though. I like the fact you said 3 years that is what I expect. This is a place to post your opinions so I want to hear it. If I don't agree I don't but some how I have a feeling I will because your expectations are probably where mine are and many others are. If not maybe we can all learn something.
Some here are taking this to be the end of the world type of thing. I used to get so hyped over a big win in the 70s and 80s and even early 90s...Last year I decided that I would take a 3rd person view instead of getting wrapped up in a emotional situation. I hate being depressed over a silly game but I am addicted to it. Sorry, but that is how it is or was. Now, I look at it as a silly game but I am still trapped in it. lol One day at a time...Haha I am joking but really it is a good thread because it has been half a season at this point.
When do we as fans evaluate the team? After 4 years? If we had a coach that could last that long and QB at the same time then I would say then.... Until we have stability we will have threads like this.
Oh, also you are right this year is competitive. Even if we lose all the rest of our games as long as we are in it and show progress then I am all for it.
Don't lose sleep guys...
Not going to waste my time ripping each post about spitting in Kyle's face if I saw him, or throwing out players like dirty diapers or something to that effect, or about how we are the same team as every year. I don't have the time to combat foolishness, but here's my rant so listen up. You can evaluate the team whenever you want. In fact, if you have not seen progress with this team already, you are not paying attention. The discipline, the attitude, the agressiveness, the competiveness is all much improved this year with virtually the same team, but yet with a completely new offensive and defensive scheme. We've already won as many games as last year in half the time. Is that not progress? We lead the league in takeaways after being dead last in 2009...is that not progress? Our defense, even though it had to change the complete scheme and the fact that we do not have the personel to play a 3-4 yet is better than last years unit except in yards against (which I could care less about). Is that not progress?
Some people are getting hell bent over the offensive woes. I mean, what did some of these people think was going to happen this year with this offense? We have a free agent WR starting who is (I think) leading the team in total receiving yards over the past 3 weeks, a RB who was on the practice squad at the beginning of the year (and now that he is down, an undrafted Rookie) starting, a new QB who is learning a new offense, an offensive line which is composed of mostly back-ups (except for Williams). I mean, let's be real guys? If anyone thought for real that we were going to have a team that is 4-4 at the turn is kidding themselves....and thus wasting my time. We are a bad team, and it's only because of coaching...and coaching alone that we are where we are right now. If you want to learn about the how the offensive game is called for real instead of sitting on your couch and listening to what the commentators tell you to say, then look at my thread charting the offense, and come up with some sound reasons why the playcalling is bad, because it isn't. It just flat isn't and it's stupid for anyone to make that assessment without knowing two licks about game calling.
So IF ...I say again IF you want this coaching staff to be fired and overhauled like every other year that you have been a fan so that we can continue to head down this path of misery, and muddle in mediocracy, keep throwing rediculous statements out there and hopefully for your sake, Dan starts to take notice and actually acts upon them. Careful what you wish for. I can say that, because I live in Bears country and I would hate to have this organization as the one I follow.
I for one...and hopefully the vast majority, will sit back and have chalked this year up to growing pains, because we have the right formula this time, we just need a few years to let it grow. I have realistic expectations of a team that should be 5-11 this year, pull out an 8-8 season BECAUSE of Kyle, Mike and Haslett. So get off your woe is me soap box and stop thinking we're a 12-4 team at the start of every year only to have it blow up in your face and come on here and freak out about one game. We were 4-12 last year. This team is on the right path.
HAIL
