Chadstroma
Footballguy
I give up on understanding football.Good point. Still I find it hard to believe they truly thought they were one WR away from a Super Bowl or at least a playoff win.When you trade for Adams and sign an old vet for top dollar money in Jones- you aren't doing a rebuild. You aren't lying if you believe what you are saying. They just got it wrong.Pretty interesting press conference by Ziegler today. I kinda like the guy. Yes, he and McDaniels are tied at the hip so if McDaniels gets fired Ziegler would probably as well, just like the Gruden/Mayock situation.
Anyway, he eluded to Carr battling with some injuries and I got the overall feeling that a lot of guys just aren’t practicing.
I think what we’re seeing on Sundays is a culmination of a few things that are all intertwined:
Too many injuries exposing a lack of depth.
Guys just not healthy enough to practice and just showing up on Sunday and hoping or expecting to execute and win games.
If Carr is injured, and it was well documented that Adams was sick last week, no Waller and Renfrow just not being the same since he got his Bell rung, then it’s no surprise this team is on the struggle bus.
The defense is a different story. It’s just an overall lack of depth and a roster full of JAGs and a poor free agent decision signing Jones.
The tough part, is there’s no easy quick fix for the D. If they don’t have the players to compete (especially on the Dline) then they are going to be a liability.
The frustration lies in expectations. At the beginning of the year the fans were lied to. Davis publicly stated this was not a rebuild year. Clearly that is not the case. There are no easy answers, but one thing is for sure, it’s November 2nd and the season is over.
I just don’t see someone with years of NFL experience (McDaniels) looking at that defense and saying, “we’re just one over the hill pass rusher away “. But what do I know, just my opinion.
I thought we would be competitive and fighting for a playoff spot. I thought the Dolts would be a right up there as a top team in the mix with the Bills and Chefs. I thought the Donkeys would be good too though the least of the group of a tough division. It turns out the only thing I got right was the Bills and Chefs being good. What the hell to do I know? Nothing.
