any QB stuck behind our line from last year would have many problems and not perform to potential. This is true for above-average QB's like Fiedler as well as the great ones like Manning/McNair (or whoever you want to stick in the current best QB list).
First thing to improve....O-line. It needs upgrades at a couple key spots. Then a #2 receiver, then QB. If the Oline blocks better, it gives even avg. QBs another 1-2 seconds to throw, more time to look, more time to adjust. Better Oline also means better holes for Ricky. #2 receiver makes opposing D's respect our passing game more (that along with more completions behind a stronger Oline) and that, in turn, leads to Ricky running better without the box being stacked with 8 players, and pushes linebackers and the free safety back some (looking for slant passes or passes in general) allowing Ricky to run more. QB.....get a better one if we can, but only after upgrading the Oline and then finding a #2 receiver.
I fail to see how everyone doesn't realize how CLOSE we were to having a 12-4, 13-3 or better season....and then some (SB dreams). Even with our current crappy Oline and NO solid #2 go-to guy....we pulled 10 wins, and lost by a hair on 2 others. Even SLIGHTLY upgrading the line and #2 WR would have closed that hair gap for those 2 wins.....let alone putting some serious thought into upgrading the oline and WR. If we don't get those 2 things fixed.....I don't care what QB you put in, or what coach you have calling the plays (btw, again I challenge someone to show me where DW cost more games then the players screwing up) we will not improve.
Get off the kill DW and throw JF out. Although we may want to, there are 2 bigger problems staring at us right in our face....but yet personal emotions, hatred, or "focus" or whatever seems to only be on immediately getting rid of the coach and QB just because they're the most visible.
I fail to see how a couple of offseason moves can't put us to where we want to be next year.