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Regressive attitudes towards sexual orientation and outmoded concepts of ‘manhood’ continue to plague the NFL, I see. I think the situation has improved to varying degrees in most areas of society but there is still far too much of this sorta thing going on out there. Obviously no one should have expected that drafting Michael Sam would fix anything but I thought that it was at least a sign that attitudes towards homosexuals in male dominated sports had begun to change. Apparently his drafting is just an outlier and not an indication that real change is happening. This isn’t surprising but it is disappointing.
Part of building a winning team, however, is acquiring enough depth to remain competitive when injuries inevitably occur. One of Fisher’s problems IMO is a lack of balance in managing the roster. Look at the D. Star players are injured in every unit, but there’s incredible depth there and the D is still playing very well.
The offense has no depth anywhere except at RB. This is a theme. Fisher repeatedly goes into seasons with drastically sub-par starting units (Pead/Richardson), the (almost) all-rookie OL, our receiving corps (who played above their heads last year and made him look like a successful gambler, but have reverted to form this year) and no depth behind them.
I don’t know if it’s Fisher or Snead, but they suck at evaluating offensive talent. Gurley and Austin are their only real hits. Fisher seems to have a real weaknesses for impressive athletes who aren’t good football players on the offensive side of the ball: Cook, Britt, Quick, Robinson, Foles (a good trade, but a bad decision on the long-term deal) etc. I don’t foresee this changing, and I agree that the keep-it-close-and-hope-for-a-big-play philosophy is unlikely to produce anything better .500 mediocrity.
I would have fired him after last season.
Well, apparently, Fisher relies on a FIVE year
plan, Trench
Sigh.
Year five, comin up.
w
vBuncha’ spoiled ingrates on this board, tell ya what.
Fisher could have been on a 10 year plan, ya know. But instead, he’s doing it in 5. Yet that garners no gratitude from the likes of you.
I don’t know where you get it but I can’t believe wvmom raised you to be that way.
And that right there happens to be the play
where Pead is still a Ram. And on that play he spun around
four times and then went the wrong way and scored
in the wrong end-zone.w
vYeah, right. Like Pead could do all that without fumbling first.
Nice try wv, but once again you were betrayed by your Carson-esque connection to reality.
You know Nothing about the Future.
I know this because I’ve discussed it
with Future-nittany. And Future-nittany
agrees with wv-in-the-past.In the distant Future, the footballs
are made of small fuzzy white cloth.
They are much easier to hold onto.w
vI wouldn’t take anything future nittany says seriously. After the Lions game he nearly drowns in his own tears and his brain is deprived of oxygen for 10 minutes.
Unfortunately, future Foles is no more accurate a thrower than present Foles…
Time travel being a hobby of mine I’ve been to the future and have seen the outcome of this game. I don’t want to spoil it for anyone but here’s a teaser…the Rams score first!
Boras…now THAT’s a name. It would be a good name for a gladiator.
I think his name alone is good for an extra TD or two a game.
And ya gotta’ like the cut of his jib.
Now that’s the look of a guy who’s mission in life is to ‘by Gawd get things done!”
He’s here to chew bubblegum and kick ass and he’s all outta’ bubblegum.——————-
Exactly. The Offense is Saved.
Rams 9
Lions 32w
vBoras is probably pissed that he was given the job. Now his name will be forever linked with that crapfest of an offense too.
Well, I think there was a wee bit of improvement with Carson, but nothing significant.
Man, Bud Carson did NOT think highly of Kevin Carter.
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Well, Boras the Bold, will make mince-meat out of this league.
He will burn this league like a sausage in a refinery fire,
he will make this league sit up like dark clouds on a stormy night
and rue the day the heard the name…Boras……sorry….I’m
channeling Zooey’s students again…w
vBoras…now THAT’s a name. It would be a good name for a gladiator.
I think his name alone is good for an extra TD or two a game.
And ya gotta’ like the cut of his jib.
Now that’s the look of a guy who’s mission in life is to ‘by Gawd get things done!”
He’s here to chew bubblegum and kick ass and he’s all outta’ bubblegum.
It’s hard to say what the change will be because they went from one first-time coordinator to another first-time coordinator. Plus of course in terms of the offensive system they couldn’t possibly tweak THAT during the season.
However, one change ought to be in individual play, because one point of firing a coordinator during the season is to send a shock through the team.
I remember when the Giunta-Defense was so horrific that I couldn’t watch it.
It was about the same level as the Cignetti-Offense.
And Martzy got desperate and brought in Bud Carson — the legend. As i recall
the legend didn’t do any good.Maybe Boras will fare better. All things are Possible. Long Live Boras.
w
vWell, I think there was a wee bit of improvement with Carson, but nothing significant.
Man, Bud Carson did NOT think highly of Kevin Carter.
