Moratorium on Bashing Friday 12:00am

SaintFanInATLHELL · 09-08-2007, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by hagan714

I am not bashing the so much a b-slapping the fans. All this hype about the super bowl and stuff has been to much. Wins in the NFC does not count.

As an NFC team they absolutely do count. You don't win in the NFC you don't get the opportunity to get to the playoffs and play the AFC representative.

We did not beat one of the elite AFC teams last year. Till then I do not believe we are there. We are 0-1 against being an elite team in the nfl this year. The division title counts but it does not make us a great team. Good yes, great no. We still have a long way to go

No disagreement there. It was clear from the game that our offense still hasn't learned how to dictate to an opposing defense even when that defense is trying to take something in particular away. They didn't figure out how to break the zone.

Also it's painfully obvious that we do not yet have championship caliber defense yet. I wasn't one of my expectations.

The final problem with the AFC is that the next time we see an elite AFC team will either be in Arizona or sometime next season. Elite AFC teams play each other each and every year because all the AFC #1's play one another each year. We simply don't get that opportunity.

So work with what you've got. Beat the best of the NFC and keep trying to figure out the AFC. That's what Philly, Chicago, Seattle, and other top level NFC teams have been trying to figure out for years.

Just keep plugging.

SFIAH

09-08-2007, 09:24 AM	#8
SaintFanInATLHELL The Professor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lithonia, GA Posts: 2,783	Re: Moratorium on Bashing Friday 12:00am Originally Posted by hagan714 I am not bashing the so much a b-slapping the fans. All this hype about the super bowl and stuff has been to much. Wins in the NFC does not count. As an NFC team they absolutely do count. You don't win in the NFC you don't get the opportunity to get to the playoffs and play the AFC representative. We did not beat one of the elite AFC teams last year. Till then I do not believe we are there. We are 0-1 against being an elite team in the nfl this year. The division title counts but it does not make us a great team. Good yes, great no. We still have a long way to go No disagreement there. It was clear from the game that our offense still hasn't learned how to dictate to an opposing defense even when that defense is trying to take something in particular away. They didn't figure out how to break the zone. Also it's painfully obvious that we do not yet have championship caliber defense yet. I wasn't one of my expectations. The final problem with the AFC is that the next time we see an elite AFC team will either be in Arizona or sometime next season. Elite AFC teams play each other each and every year because all the AFC #1's play one another each year. We simply don't get that opportunity. So work with what you've got. Beat the best of the NFC and keep trying to figure out the AFC. That's what Philly, Chicago, Seattle, and other top level NFC teams have been trying to figure out for years. Just keep plugging. SFIAH
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