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Parallels with start of last season, will history repeat?

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I recall last season we went 1-3 to start and the sky was falling but after a while the line did start to gel and we went on a run and won10 games.

This year we find ourselves in a potentially similar situation (poor OL play, poor QB play ineffective running game) and there were (are) shouts for the OCs head.

Granted things feel worse this year with the tua injury and the brutal schedule for opening 5 games, but is there hope for a similar turn around in the coming weeks when Tua returns and the line and offence in general begins to sort itself out?

In my view, any team losing it’s starting QB for a tough schedule of games will likely struggle and just try to get through the other end and then look forward, shouldnt that be a more realistic expectation for us all?
 
Soca casual said:
I recall last season we went 1-3 to start and the sky was falling but after a while the line did start to gel and we went on a run and won10 games.

This year we find ourselves in a potentially similar situation (poor OL play, poor QB play ineffective running game) and there were (are) shouts for the OCs head.

Granted things feel worse this year with the tua injury and the brutal schedule for opening 5 games, but is there hope for a similar turn around in the coming weeks when Tua returns and the line and offence in general begins to sort itself out?

In my view, any team losing it’s starting QB for a tough schedule of games will likely struggle and just try to get through the other end and then look forward, shouldnt that be a more realistic expectation for us all?
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Soca casual said:
I recall last season we went 1-3 to start and the sky was falling but after a while the line did start to gel and we went on a run and won10 games.

This year we find ourselves in a potentially similar situation (poor OL play, poor QB play ineffective running game) and there were (are) shouts for the OCs head.

Granted things feel worse this year with the tua injury and the brutal schedule for opening 5 games, but is there hope for a similar turn around in the coming weeks when Tua returns and the line and offence in general begins to sort itself out?

In my view, any team losing it’s starting QB for a tough schedule of games will likely struggle and just try to get through the other end and then look forward, shouldnt that be a more realistic expectation for us all?
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I hope you are correct but history does not usually repeat itself in a positive way for our beloved Fins.
 
Let’s keep digging a hole in the first month of the season and try crawling out of it afterwards. Sure, the team won’t make the playoffs, and it’s another wasted year, but what do you want them to do? Not look horrible in the first month? 😂
 
This team will be lucky to win 6 games this year.
 
This ain’t anywhere close to last year. We have no idea how to run an offense and the o line is a complete disaster. When coaches allow idiots like Coleman and Jackson to play full games and continue to hurt the team, we got problems.
 
Soca casual said:
I recall last season we went 1-3 to start and the sky was falling but after a while the line did start to gel and we went on a run and won10 games.

This year we find ourselves in a potentially similar situation (poor OL play, poor QB play ineffective running game) and there were (are) shouts for the OCs head.

Granted things feel worse this year with the tua injury and the brutal schedule for opening 5 games, but is there hope for a similar turn around in the coming weeks when Tua returns and the line and offence in general begins to sort itself out?

In my view, any team losing it’s starting QB for a tough schedule of games will likely struggle and just try to get through the other end and then look forward, shouldnt that be a more realistic expectation for us all?
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If your starting QB is a great player, sure. Tua isn’t a great player - yet. So no, I think we are only slightly worse off w JB at QB and should have the same expectations.
 
No is the short answer, we don’t have Fitz to bail us out, although Fitz wouldn’t be the answer here this year. Tua is now behind the 8ball missing these games and Brissett is who he is. This two headed OC will just not work unless Flores drops the hammer on it. Not that he will hire a whole new OC because that’s just not done in the NFL, but pick one and roll with it and oversee his important game time decisions
 
They’ll be 2-3 at best. Jags and Falcons after that so 4-3 is a must considering Buffalo follows that.

It’s sad though to have guaranteed losses like TB and Buffalo.
 
Jags, Falcons, 2 games vs the Jets...so potentially 5 wins there, but still, nothing is guaranteed. I don't know who else I would place money on us to beat.
Yesterday vs Raiders was such a coulda-shoulda, but you can't make stupid play calls(Safety) and miss FG's. The game right there.
 
EasyRider said:
No is the short answer, we don’t have Fitz to bail us out, although Fitz wouldn’t be the answer here this year. Tua is now behind the 8ball missing these games and Brissett is who he is. This two headed OC will just not work unless Flores drops the hammer on it. Not that he will hire a whole new OC because that’s just not done in the NFL, but pick one and roll with it and oversee his important game time decisions
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IMO, picking one of the two OCs is not the answer; they're both part of the problem. It would be great to still have Fitz. First, you bring in any half-decent veteran o-linemen that you can find to help on the o-line. Second, you tell Fitz to be his own OC and go for it... this would have to be better than what we've seen from the offense so far this year!
 
I think we get 8 wins 9 tops. Then as a Hail Mary Grier/Flo was ask to trade all our draft capital for a $40 million cap crushing qb. Tell me what profession can you fail that spectacularly at your job then have the balls to ask your boss to double down with an investment (a very risky one) like that?
 
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