1) Injuries.
Stop telling me we lost our starting QB. Chad Henne is our starting QB. You could make a strong argument the team is BETTER with Henne as the QB as opposed to Pennington. So dont give me that weak ****. Also stop telling me we lost our starting RB. Again, you can make a REAL STRONG argument that Ricky is the better back. While of course that dosent mean it helps that Ronnie was injured(2 good backs are better than 1) but, its not as if that injury crippled our rushing attack.
The rest of the injuries....sure. W.Allen was a tough loss. So was Ferguson. But, he has only been out ONE GAME! And his loss in no way contributed to us BLOWING that game yesterday.
On top of all of that, EVERY team has injuries.
These are bs excuses for the performance yesterday. We had enough players and talent to beat the Bills. We were simply outcoached by a guy coaching in his 2nd game as HC. If this were a one time event, it wouldnt be a huge deal. But, this is the 3rd game that was directlly lost by the coaching staff this season. Thats a disgrace.
2) We went 11-5 last season after a 1-15 year. We play a tough schedule this season you cant expect us to win 11 again.....
BS. First of all, Im aware we won more games than we shouldve last season. Yes, we did play a very weak schedule. However, that dosent give everyone a "pass" this season. We arent free to go 8-8 based off last seasons turn around.
I never expected this team to win the super bowl this season. Im not holding them to some ridiculous expectation. What I did expect was the team to COMPETE. By compete I mean NOT BE MATHEMATICALLY ELIMINATED until all regular season games are played. Really, thats my expectation EVERY YEAR. I dont think its too much to ask.
And while I realize our schedule was brutal this season, the reality is if the team IMPROVES from last season, they should be able to win near the same amount of games they won vs. a weak schedule. I was expecting at least 9, if not 10 wins. Again, if you IMPROVE from last season, that should be accomplished.
On top of that, reality is we GAVE games away that we shouldve won. We had the Colts and Saints beaten. We outplayed both teams and lost due to poor game management by the coaching staff. In a game in which you DO NOT PUNT, DO NOT TURN THE BALL OVER, keep the ball for 45 minutes, to only score 23 points and LOSE is an absolute disgrace.
Sure Ginn shouldve caught that pass and we win. But, that game like so many others was piss poorly managed in the 4th qtr.
Meantime our coach gets fired up because we kick a FG with just under 4 minutes left to take a 3 point lead, when it was obvious to anyone watching 3 points was just enough for us to lose in the end. Bottom line is not only did we need a TD there, but we couldve scored one with an attempt to do so. Handing the ball off on 3rd and 6 when your QB is notorious for converting those situations and had already done so 3 times on that drive was utterly stupid. That 3 minute drill effort when getting the ball back down 4 points was beyond stupid as well.
Lastly, for those of you wanting to give Sparano all the credit for last years impressive feat....Get real. That was Chad Pennington at his finest. We won 11 games because we played a bunch of mediocre-bad football teams and Pennington simply didnt turn the ball over against them.
You must also realize that team that went 1-15 was actually a lot more talented than the record indicated. If you want to talk about injuries, we lost our only decent QB that year and had to play guys who are 3rd stringers on their best day as starters. Thats a BIG DIFFERENCE. Is Lemon even in the league right now? Beck wont be much longer either. Notice in those first 5 games with Green, we werent good, but at least we were competative in those games. So that team was really a lot better than the 1-15 mark indicated.
We also lost Ronnie that season too. Only difference was that time we had no elite back to complement him like we do this season. There was no Ricky to carry the load in his absence.
So get real on the Sparano did some miraculous job last season and deserves a pass this year. The bottom line is we are losing games directly because of our coaching staff this season. This team is talented enough to get in the playoffs, even with a tough schedule. We simply arent going because we have morons managing the games.
We do lack talent at WR and LB. We are young and inexperienced at QB and CB. But, we are strong upfront on both sides of the LOS. And we have one of the best RBs in the league.
We are losing games to teams we have more talent than. We are losing games we should win, but didnt because we are getting outcoached, out adjusted, out managed, and out smarted.
You can spin it however you like, but Sparano blows.
Stop telling me we lost our starting QB. Chad Henne is our starting QB. You could make a strong argument the team is BETTER with Henne as the QB as opposed to Pennington. So dont give me that weak ****. Also stop telling me we lost our starting RB. Again, you can make a REAL STRONG argument that Ricky is the better back. While of course that dosent mean it helps that Ronnie was injured(2 good backs are better than 1) but, its not as if that injury crippled our rushing attack.
The rest of the injuries....sure. W.Allen was a tough loss. So was Ferguson. But, he has only been out ONE GAME! And his loss in no way contributed to us BLOWING that game yesterday.
On top of all of that, EVERY team has injuries.
These are bs excuses for the performance yesterday. We had enough players and talent to beat the Bills. We were simply outcoached by a guy coaching in his 2nd game as HC. If this were a one time event, it wouldnt be a huge deal. But, this is the 3rd game that was directlly lost by the coaching staff this season. Thats a disgrace.
2) We went 11-5 last season after a 1-15 year. We play a tough schedule this season you cant expect us to win 11 again.....
BS. First of all, Im aware we won more games than we shouldve last season. Yes, we did play a very weak schedule. However, that dosent give everyone a "pass" this season. We arent free to go 8-8 based off last seasons turn around.
I never expected this team to win the super bowl this season. Im not holding them to some ridiculous expectation. What I did expect was the team to COMPETE. By compete I mean NOT BE MATHEMATICALLY ELIMINATED until all regular season games are played. Really, thats my expectation EVERY YEAR. I dont think its too much to ask.
And while I realize our schedule was brutal this season, the reality is if the team IMPROVES from last season, they should be able to win near the same amount of games they won vs. a weak schedule. I was expecting at least 9, if not 10 wins. Again, if you IMPROVE from last season, that should be accomplished.
On top of that, reality is we GAVE games away that we shouldve won. We had the Colts and Saints beaten. We outplayed both teams and lost due to poor game management by the coaching staff. In a game in which you DO NOT PUNT, DO NOT TURN THE BALL OVER, keep the ball for 45 minutes, to only score 23 points and LOSE is an absolute disgrace.
Sure Ginn shouldve caught that pass and we win. But, that game like so many others was piss poorly managed in the 4th qtr.
Meantime our coach gets fired up because we kick a FG with just under 4 minutes left to take a 3 point lead, when it was obvious to anyone watching 3 points was just enough for us to lose in the end. Bottom line is not only did we need a TD there, but we couldve scored one with an attempt to do so. Handing the ball off on 3rd and 6 when your QB is notorious for converting those situations and had already done so 3 times on that drive was utterly stupid. That 3 minute drill effort when getting the ball back down 4 points was beyond stupid as well.
Lastly, for those of you wanting to give Sparano all the credit for last years impressive feat....Get real. That was Chad Pennington at his finest. We won 11 games because we played a bunch of mediocre-bad football teams and Pennington simply didnt turn the ball over against them.
You must also realize that team that went 1-15 was actually a lot more talented than the record indicated. If you want to talk about injuries, we lost our only decent QB that year and had to play guys who are 3rd stringers on their best day as starters. Thats a BIG DIFFERENCE. Is Lemon even in the league right now? Beck wont be much longer either. Notice in those first 5 games with Green, we werent good, but at least we were competative in those games. So that team was really a lot better than the 1-15 mark indicated.
We also lost Ronnie that season too. Only difference was that time we had no elite back to complement him like we do this season. There was no Ricky to carry the load in his absence.
So get real on the Sparano did some miraculous job last season and deserves a pass this year. The bottom line is we are losing games directly because of our coaching staff this season. This team is talented enough to get in the playoffs, even with a tough schedule. We simply arent going because we have morons managing the games.
We do lack talent at WR and LB. We are young and inexperienced at QB and CB. But, we are strong upfront on both sides of the LOS. And we have one of the best RBs in the league.
We are losing games to teams we have more talent than. We are losing games we should win, but didnt because we are getting outcoached, out adjusted, out managed, and out smarted.
You can spin it however you like, but Sparano blows.
Hmmm. Seems like the same things you've been saying for the past week. Was there really a need to post them again? Don't we already have enough of these posts?
Good one.
