The Big Three will emerge!!

Danno · 05-31-2005, 09:32 AM

I have a hard time with people who come to the site every offseason and tell me how the teams has vastly improved and how this year every thing is going to be differnt. This year 11-5 is realistic. A year later after another 8-8 season they're telling me about how this is the year. Yeah, heard that one before.

And every year those same posters you have a hard time with have realistic analysis as to why this team should be good. If those reasons were invalid, we wouldn't be labeled an underachieving team would we? This team IS improved (maybe not drastically, but I don't recall many who said that), and this team should be around 10-6 or 11-5. Why not discuss it? Oh, and didn't you predict 10-6 this year? Again?

Let the team prove it on the field, b/c ultimately, what you think doesn't matter.

The exact same thing could be said about those who predict 6-10 or 8-8 as well as 10-6. So I guess we shouldn't even speculate about the upcoming season at all? No predictions, no speculations, no anticipation until they prove something on the field? Uh, I think thats one of the main reasons forums exist. Should we stop discussing this team completely until the Sunday after the first game? Thats not much fun is it?

Personally I don't have a problem with anyone who thinks we're gonna be good, if they back it up with good reasoning.
I also don't have a problem with the opposite, IF they back it up with valid reasoning. OK maybe just a little problem, but mostly with the "we suck, because we suck" reasoning, or more specifically a lack valid reasoning.

I think we all agree the coaching is the primary weakness with this team. I personally think its possible for the players to overcome it also.
Especially if the coaches just let these guys play, like they did toward the end of last season. Anyone else notice when we simplified things, we played better? Well my opinion of simplifying things meant less coaching interference and just let the dogs loose. I hope it continues into 2005.

05-31-2005, 09:32 AM	#31
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,748	I have a hard time with people who come to the site every offseason and tell me how the teams has vastly improved and how this year every thing is going to be differnt. This year 11-5 is realistic. A year later after another 8-8 season they're telling me about how this is the year. Yeah, heard that one before. And every year those same posters you have a hard time with have realistic analysis as to why this team should be good. If those reasons were invalid, we wouldn't be labeled an underachieving team would we? This team IS improved (maybe not drastically, but I don't recall many who said that), and this team should be around 10-6 or 11-5. Why not discuss it? Oh, and didn't you predict 10-6 this year? Again? Let the team prove it on the field, b/c ultimately, what you think doesn't matter. The exact same thing could be said about those who predict 6-10 or 8-8 as well as 10-6. So I guess we shouldn't even speculate about the upcoming season at all? No predictions, no speculations, no anticipation until they prove something on the field? Uh, I think thats one of the main reasons forums exist. Should we stop discussing this team completely until the Sunday after the first game? Thats not much fun is it? Personally I don't have a problem with anyone who thinks we're gonna be good, if they back it up with good reasoning. I also don't have a problem with the opposite, IF they back it up with valid reasoning. OK maybe just a little problem, but mostly with the "we suck, because we suck" reasoning, or more specifically a lack valid reasoning. I think we all agree the coaching is the primary weakness with this team. I personally think its possible for the players to overcome it also. Especially if the coaches just let these guys play, like they did toward the end of last season. Anyone else notice when we simplified things, we played better? Well my opinion of simplifying things meant less coaching interference and just let the dogs loose. I hope it continues into 2005.