I think 95% of the people who are making the "Fire Sparano" threads are just pissed off that we blew another winnable game.....you got to sleep on it a few days and just realize that we are not quite there yet as a team. You can always look back at all the close games we lost and say we coulda/shoulda won it, but you have to play a smart 60 minutes. Nothing was worse then the 1-15 season. I think there are a lot of positives and we are moving in the right direction. We just have to add some guys who will put us on top, and get rid of some guys (Gebril Wilson) who seem to just be around collecting a big paycheck and not doing much for the team.
You make an interesting point, Roman.
First though, let me assure you, a few days sleep will not change my mind on Sparano. I didn't come to the conclusion today or last week. I think (and have for a long time) that he is in over his head. Way over. Hes not smart enough (IMO) to be a head coach in this league. He will not cut it. So I think its best for us to cut ties with him sooner than later.
However, you bring up the misery of the 1-15 team. Although alot of the excuses I hear are the same reasons we lost all of those games. Young QB, injuries, bad luck after bad luck.
I do think though, that we are closer to that team (maybe not 1-15, but surely the 6-10 or 4-12 team) than we are to the Colts, Vikings, and Saints.
Next year, we are going to need two starting OLBs, something we didnt' need this year.
We are going to need two ILBs, something we did need last year but STILL couldnt' fill. We are going to need two Safeties, something we thought we had fixed last year. Remember the statement by Bell that said he and Wilson would be the best S tandem in the league? Seems absurd now, but back then, we were like "wow--good stuff".
We need a punt returner. Big Time. Bess is not the answer.
We need a #1 WR. We need a playmaking TE. We could use an upgrade at RT. Carey is not good enough for this team to make a serious playoff run.
We need another quality NT.
Langford and Merling are just ok. Nothing more than that. So we could use an upgrade at DE as well.
Bottom line...we have ALOT of needs. All over the place. We have a FO that doesn't spend big in FA, so its basically going to get done in the draft, which makes me uneasy.
We blew a second round pick on Pat White. We blew a third round pick on Patrick Turner. We are NOT going to fill all of our needs by blowing second and third round picks.
The good news is...we have so many needs, we have the luxury of simply picking the best player available in the first three rounds. Trade back whenever possible and pick off your player/value chart. Any good player we get will see major playing time next year.
The bad news is...we have so many needs, we cannot fill them all in two good drafts. So that means we are looking at 2012 before having a realistic shot at the AFC.
And that, IMO, mostly bad news.
