rayzor

Didn't answer my question. You don't talk about the team. You talk about other posters. That's all you do. Your response tells me you let other people dictate what you do and how you act...your life here is a reaction to everyone else. Seems kind of miserable to me.

When was the last time you made a comment in here that wasn't some snarky commentary on what other people were posting?

Can we pick 'em or what?

A good OC would make the best of who he has and what they do and don't bring to the table, not who the OC wish they had or what the OC wishes they could do. That's the problem we consistently have here. That was the problem with Chud (who had no situational awareness) or Shula, (who had no idea how to use Chud's playbook and only had a job in the NFL because of his dad), or Norv (who had forgotten how to run an O), or Davidson (who didn't have a clue). Brady hasn't figured out that you might need to change what you do based on what is happening on the field and who he has at his disposal. In that way he's like Chud trending at the moment towards Davidson.

So basically we have a coaching staff that is hearing all the noise from the outside world about how the interior of the OL is fugged up with Miller especially and the coach does a big "fug you all" and keeps the worst lineup in place? Welcome back to the Fox years.

Might just be me, but 1) I don't care about being proven right about anything (because I'm just as likely to be wrong and I realize it's a flip of the coin either way) and 2) I don't want to be proven right about something bad happening and I definitely don't want credit for those kind of calls. No pat on the back. I don't want to be able to say "I told you so" especially on something that I wish I hadn't been right about because it doesn't make anything better...just an ego stroke that nobody else will really care about.

Yeah I agree. Jake had traveled a long road to get where he was and he came with a level of maturity that came from just being an older guy. He has his own battles he had fought to get where he was and was ready to fight and be "that guy" as soon as he stepped into that huddle. I think Sam can be that guy and they need him to be that guy, but he's still early on that journey. They all are. They're going to have to fight together and in doing that they'll learn who it is they can count on to get them right. And who it is that can get them right will emerge, he'll find out that he's that guy.

Yep. They have to battle together to gain confidence in each other and for that guy to rise up. It will happen, but not overnight.

The guys on the field need one of their own out on the field with them. Coaches need to help get the players heads straight too, but they really need someone on the field with them, that guy in the huddle and in between plays for individual players who in real time hold them accountable and get them focused and help them shake it off when they fug up.

Oh, and the answer is no one....not yet. Team's too young/new.

He's talking about that guy on the field who, when everything is falling apart and everyone is frazzled and/or feeling like it's out of control, will rally the guys together and get them to pull their poo together.

I predict it will be ugly. Win or lose, it will be ugly. That's all I will predict.

Seriously can we ever afford to not win games? I mean who can do that? Who can think it's ok to lose....ever?

Might just be an anomaly, but it seems like there's a whole lot of them surrounding CMC. Last year a high ankle sprain, followed by a shoulder injury, followed by a quad strain. This time, a hammy. What's it going to be next time?(and to think there isn't going to be a next time is pretty naive at this point)

Every game is a must win. The idea that it's not a big deal if we lose some makes us losers...that and the fact that we lose games we should win.

We can't keep leads as it is. And if his body can't handle the work load and he keeps getting it njured, he's absolutely overused.

It depends on if the goal is to win now or later. He sits, we're all about winning later. He plays and the goal is to win now.

It depends on how we play Sunday. We recapture the energy we had early, we beat them. We fall apart again, we won't even be touching the playoffs and if we do, we're one and done. It all hinges on how we recover from the last two weeks...if we do.

He's not indestructible and apparently he's prone to get injured. He's played how many games last year and this year with how many injuries? He's been overused and it's showing and it's only going to get worse.

You're passing the buck, Joe. Not good. Own it. Make it better.

I'm not feeling good about that extension right now. You hate to let prime talent walk away, but some positions naturally have a short shelf life.

That really is a funny/sad response, though. Rhule can't defend it so he talks about everything else. I'm on board with the guy overall, but he's really messed up on the OL situation and he knows it.

I hope he's learning an important couple of lessons. 1) just because the guy is in the NFL doesn't mean he should be 2) it's a lot better to find a person that can do just one job but do it well than a person who can do several jobs and hope they'll be ok. Jack of all trades are overrated.

Moved it to NFL forum....you know, where it's NFL related stuff...where it will stay until it gets moved to the litterbox.

His bones aren't the problem. I mean being boneheaded might be, but it's what's going on in his skull that's the main problem.