Everything Must Go?

BakoSaint · 10-24-2022, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by Boston Saint

Ok bako, but step back and look at what you just wrote. It seems like you are saying that the Bills will win the AFC and team x will play the Eagles in the NFC championship game and anything else is a Miracle. You could put Tampa, Niners, Packers, etc in place of the Saints in your post and it would be the same. There are many teams in both leagues that can stop the situation you proposed. Seems you are singling out the Saints and deciding the SB contenders after less than half the season. Again, i recognize it’s your right to your opinion and you may be correct. Seems like you want to be correct about it though bako.

I realize the future is uncertain. There are other elite teams in each league and things could change. Maybe we would have to go through Dallas and KC if those teams get hot. At 2-5, I don't think there is a reasonable scenario where we are getting a 1st round bye in the playoffs. I don't think we are winning 4 straight games against increasingly formidable playoff teams with this older injury prone roster, no long term solution at QB, refs that hate us, less cap space to make additions than our rivals, and a head coach who has consistently produced an about .250 winning percentage.

I don't see it as about wanting to be correct. Whatever the outcome would be there is a correct action to take in hindsight for that outcome, load up if we can really win it all now, or rebuild to have more cap space and draft picks for the future if we really can't. Nobody wants to have to buy new tires on their car but if they just believe that the threadbare tires can go the distance, thats great if they are right, but if they are wrong they might be buying new rims or a new bumper, hood, and radiator or a new face. I can't make myself believe our tires can go the distance even if I might want to. Its not that I am not a true fan of the tires or don't love the tires, its just I see the threads, and I don't want to crash. We have been working toward those threads for years and I don't want to continue to rob future salary caps and draft classes to win now when we are 2-5. I don't want us to be the first team in NFL history to go 0-17, which I think is the type of thing that happens down the road if we say 'damn the future, win now' when we are 2-5.

10-24-2022, 09:34 PM	#12
BakoSaint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 2,389	Re: Everything Must Go? Originally Posted by Boston Saint Ok bako, but step back and look at what you just wrote. It seems like you are saying that the Bills will win the AFC and team x will play the Eagles in the NFC championship game and anything else is a Miracle. You could put Tampa, Niners, Packers, etc in place of the Saints in your post and it would be the same. There are many teams in both leagues that can stop the situation you proposed. Seems you are singling out the Saints and deciding the SB contenders after less than half the season. Again, i recognize it’s your right to your opinion and you may be correct. Seems like you want to be correct about it though bako. I realize the future is uncertain. There are other elite teams in each league and things could change. Maybe we would have to go through Dallas and KC if those teams get hot. At 2-5, I don't think there is a reasonable scenario where we are getting a 1st round bye in the playoffs. I don't think we are winning 4 straight games against increasingly formidable playoff teams with this older injury prone roster, no long term solution at QB, refs that hate us, less cap space to make additions than our rivals, and a head coach who has consistently produced an about .250 winning percentage. I don't see it as about wanting to be correct. Whatever the outcome would be there is a correct action to take in hindsight for that outcome, load up if we can really win it all now, or rebuild to have more cap space and draft picks for the future if we really can't. Nobody wants to have to buy new tires on their car but if they just believe that the threadbare tires can go the distance, thats great if they are right, but if they are wrong they might be buying new rims or a new bumper, hood, and radiator or a new face. I can't make myself believe our tires can go the distance even if I might want to. Its not that I am not a true fan of the tires or don't love the tires, its just I see the threads, and I don't want to crash. We have been working toward those threads for years and I don't want to continue to rob future salary caps and draft classes to win now when we are 2-5. I don't want us to be the first team in NFL history to go 0-17, which I think is the type of thing that happens down the road if we say 'damn the future, win now' when we are 2-5.
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