What we had then, what we have now...

[MRenshaw]

 

 

[ImfromClayton]

https://x.com/4thand1show/status/1975274357174784272?s=46
 

saw this this morning and came to post something similar. I didn’t just love the team or the wins, I loved those dudes man. They put everything they had out there every Sunday. You didn’t see a rep where anybody on that field was low effort in that era, and if you did they were quickly sent packing. 

[R0CKnR0LLA]

[toldozer]

Yeah man, I enjoy watching clips of Luke and Greg coaching middle school football more than I do of Bryce playing NFL quarterback.

[hepcat]

Just a whole different vibe with those guys. A lot more confidence and presence. There was a time Ron Rivera fielded a defense where running for 100 yards was impossible 

[d-dave]

If only those guys grew on trees?

The 2015 team was really special.  That was such an incredible year until the Super Bowl.

What happened was the owner let the football people handle football decisions.  We had a front office that made some really good decisions.  Just hit on FAs and draft picks at a high level.  Those guys became GREAT players.  Our head coach held the team to a standard, but allowed them to be themselves.  That let so many of those guys grow into vocal leaders and tone setters.  Then we had Cam play lights out for the entire year.  We had a defense led by Luke, one of the best to ever play.  We had guys like Greg and TD who were so smart and tenacious.

That was a special team.  The biggest question is how do we bring that back?  We don't because we can't.  Instead, we need to build up the team again.  Bryce is not Cam, duh.  Maybe he's not even the guy next season.  But there are some dudes like DB, Horn, Chubba who are all high character, effort productive players.

As team, they need to lean into what they do well, and give Bryce his opportunities to prove himself.  If not, you keep building the best team and work on that QB.

[strato]

That comeback on Sunday, I mean I downplayed it relative to the record it tied with Jake’s debut game. 
But it means a lot to this team. Maybe it helps them come together and play better going forward. We’ll see.

You get the team built up enough, we could ascend quickly with the right QB in place.