dizzle88

The third down issues are troubling and that can't be blamed on injuries

We went into this season with only Michael Thomas as an established receiver and he's only a second year player, behind him there are Tommy Lee, Fleener, Josh Hill, Ginn, Snead and Coleman.

I don't trust any of those guys going up against an above average CB, most of those guys can't even get open against a Linebacker.

Teams know on third down if they cover the flats and take away Ingram or Kamara, none of the other guys except Michael Thomas can beat them.

With all that said, let's have a bit of cheer, we are normally eliminated from the playoff race by now. We have 10 wins and hopefully finish with 12, this team is certainly trending in the right direction.

Our D has dealt with adversity all season and they are currently ranked 15th, imagine how good we'll look after the off-season and draft, not to mention injured defensive players coming back.

EDIT - Just checked the defensive stats and we are actually tied for 10th in Scoring D, allowing 20.1 points per game.

Allen has done a tremendous job and Ireland has hit it out of the ball park with the last few drafts.

Your bonehead creator picked a fine chapter to omit from your memory bank....let me ask you, does a machine like yourself ever experience fear? - Vegeta, DBZ