4 years.
I've read numberous posts on how talented our teams have been under Wanny. I've read how they've been coached to under achieve. I've read how it's the coaches fault they can't be the talented them they are. I've read we're too conservative and too predictable and that's why we can't make it over the hump. I've read that it's Fielder's fault. We can't get to the big one with him at QB. We get excited over a skilled player we acquirer and that's the answer to woes. We get mad when we don't get a targeted player. We hindsight everyone, after June when other QB's were avaiable, people jumped on the bandwagon we acted too fast to get AJ..In March eveyone was in love with AJ...then mini camps.
I now look back at our teams the last 4 years and with hindsight realize we were as talented as people thought. I asked a question on one thread that asked how how many pro bowl offensive players have we had since Wanny's been Head coach. The same defensive players go to the pro bowl, even Brock and you guys know he did nothing last year that should have gotten him to the pro bowl.
Our D in 2002 had 2 opportunities to get us to the playoffs, actually 3 when you throw in the buffalo game where Ricky ran for 200 yards. If the D is good as you guys think, why didn't we get to the playoffs that year. We had a 21-7 half time lead on Buf. In Minn..the O played great and NE.
Last year the OL completely went south, I don't know how we got to 10 wins and don't tell me D..philly, Tenn, Houston, and Washington games come to mind. If a starting player gets hurt the last few years, we completely nose drive at that position. Especially QB, MLB, CB, WR, and OL.
Actually since 2002, Jay has only been avg. The first 6 games of 2002 he was playing great football..then injury and he finish that year pretty good except for the missed pass to Knight. Our WR play has only been marginal, no 1000 yard receiver, partly Jay, partly the WR's. Back to no depth, ie, starter goes out, team takes a beating, no depth, that my friends is not a talent laden team. A talent team as I stated before can't lose a starter and keep on ticking because it has quality depth. this year's team is the first in 4 years I've seen that may have some depth, but we still have questionable starters on D and of course the OL, the QB position, while our WR's seem good on paper, they haven't done a thing on the field yet to warrant such high escolates as been thrusted upon them....We have a team in the making through which good coaching and preparation has kept them in ball games and winning.
Some say we have JJ d personel to thank, we only have 4 from his time for the last 2 years. This is Wanny's D. and they're still growing. We have not been the team some think. This year's team is the first I've seen with real potential, the only question I have is OL, can they get it done. I really feel the skill positions will play good, given the chance. But again, we have not had talented teams, that's why we couldn't be aggressive, the personnel just wasn't there to pull it off. We may be able to play aggressive this year and have backup if someone goes down, please don't be a LB, then again, we may have some gems in Jenkins, Moore, Abyandua, and Bua, only time will tell..we're still short in the WR spot too. I actually think Henry can take Ricky's spot and we don't miss a beat. Well my semi rant is over.
I've read numberous posts on how talented our teams have been under Wanny. I've read how they've been coached to under achieve. I've read how it's the coaches fault they can't be the talented them they are. I've read we're too conservative and too predictable and that's why we can't make it over the hump. I've read that it's Fielder's fault. We can't get to the big one with him at QB. We get excited over a skilled player we acquirer and that's the answer to woes. We get mad when we don't get a targeted player. We hindsight everyone, after June when other QB's were avaiable, people jumped on the bandwagon we acted too fast to get AJ..In March eveyone was in love with AJ...then mini camps.
I now look back at our teams the last 4 years and with hindsight realize we were as talented as people thought. I asked a question on one thread that asked how how many pro bowl offensive players have we had since Wanny's been Head coach. The same defensive players go to the pro bowl, even Brock and you guys know he did nothing last year that should have gotten him to the pro bowl.
Our D in 2002 had 2 opportunities to get us to the playoffs, actually 3 when you throw in the buffalo game where Ricky ran for 200 yards. If the D is good as you guys think, why didn't we get to the playoffs that year. We had a 21-7 half time lead on Buf. In Minn..the O played great and NE.
Last year the OL completely went south, I don't know how we got to 10 wins and don't tell me D..philly, Tenn, Houston, and Washington games come to mind. If a starting player gets hurt the last few years, we completely nose drive at that position. Especially QB, MLB, CB, WR, and OL.
Actually since 2002, Jay has only been avg. The first 6 games of 2002 he was playing great football..then injury and he finish that year pretty good except for the missed pass to Knight. Our WR play has only been marginal, no 1000 yard receiver, partly Jay, partly the WR's. Back to no depth, ie, starter goes out, team takes a beating, no depth, that my friends is not a talent laden team. A talent team as I stated before can't lose a starter and keep on ticking because it has quality depth. this year's team is the first in 4 years I've seen that may have some depth, but we still have questionable starters on D and of course the OL, the QB position, while our WR's seem good on paper, they haven't done a thing on the field yet to warrant such high escolates as been thrusted upon them....We have a team in the making through which good coaching and preparation has kept them in ball games and winning.
Some say we have JJ d personel to thank, we only have 4 from his time for the last 2 years. This is Wanny's D. and they're still growing. We have not been the team some think. This year's team is the first I've seen with real potential, the only question I have is OL, can they get it done. I really feel the skill positions will play good, given the chance. But again, we have not had talented teams, that's why we couldn't be aggressive, the personnel just wasn't there to pull it off. We may be able to play aggressive this year and have backup if someone goes down, please don't be a LB, then again, we may have some gems in Jenkins, Moore, Abyandua, and Bua, only time will tell..we're still short in the WR spot too. I actually think Henry can take Ricky's spot and we don't miss a beat. Well my semi rant is over.