fin-atic said:
My post have nothing but factual support. I have given my FACTS where are yours??
Its put up or shut up time. Here are mine again in case you lost track of them:
1. A QB who has only played 13 games since high school (8 college and 5 Pro) will have to leap from the 3rd storng of another team to be an impact player in the toughest division in football.
To be successful we will have to have:
2. A rookie OLineman will have to not only start, but be an impact player.
3. Seth McKinney will have to be effective when to date he has only been servicable.
4. Wade Smith will have to improve signifigantly from his rookie year when he showed he can play and he showed he can be beat. Which way will he go?
5. The Defense will have to get more conistant. Breaks down too many times at key points in the season.
6. Joe Collier who has never been an Offensive Coordinator, and who's resume only boasts being the Miami RB coach which had one fo the worst running teams in the NFL until RW arrived and does it mostly on his own.
7. We have gotten worse in each of the last four years.
8. We have now missed the playoffs two years in a row.
Let me here your facts...if you can find them. I am not talking about your far fecthed speculation that "Pape will be a 13 year starter and was the steal of the draft". That is BS specualtion, not fact.
Like I said..put up or shut up.
1. Feeley was a gamble, no doubt. I can live with that, it's a hit or miss situation. If he doesn't work out then we have Fiedler back, I guess you'd rather have him under center from day one.
2. Rookie Olineman can be impact players, look at Jordan Gross for Carolina last year, he started every game including the superbowl.
3. Watch tape of Mckinney last year, a lot of people don't know why this guy didn't start. Most likely because Wanstedt is faithful to veteran olinemen. McKinney will be solid for us this year, I'm very confident in that statement.
4. Wade Smith. Everything we've heard about this guy so far has been good in reference to his offseason. Granted he struggled last season at times but believe it or not he IS the future of this team at LT, the most important position on the line.
5. The D does have to be more consistent, you are absolutely right. My stomach was turning last year watching the Eagles game and all the missed tackles while my friend (an eagles fan) was jeering me. I feel they've made good steps to fixing it. We brought in playmakers and hard hitters (Antuan Edwards, Bua, Pope) and I think the attitude on the D will change this year.
6. Collier will be a new OC but I have full faith in him too. He has Mark Trestman behind him and he led the Raiders to the Super Bowl 2 years ago and one of the best offenses in the league. I had serious problems with some of Norv Turners calls the past 2 seasons, I think collier will be better than expected.
7. Look at their record.
8. That holy team from NE everyone creams their pants over didn't make the playoffs 2 years ago, a year inbetween superbowls. Hey, it happens. We've been spoiled by making the playoffs so many years in a row that when we don't make it for a year or 2 everyone panics.
I am a realist, show me on this board where I ever said Pape will be a 10 year pro bowl player, I never did. But the guy has potential an so do all these young guys on our team. The best thing about all our young linemen is that they should be light years ahead of where they were last year (Mckinney, Smith, James, Jerman, Whitely). Only experience will make you better, and they got some over the past year.
I do like flying under the radar for once, I hope everyone writes us off and thinks nothing of us. It will make it all the sweeter when we play lights out this year.
