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This is from January, fwiw:
http://www.businessinsider.com/percy-harvin-trade-seahawks-2014-1
“Harvin trade backfired”w
vRams stepped in it last night. Looked like they were either horribly out coached or quit in the second half. Neither shines favorably on Fisher. Another top five pick. I watched Mariotta and Hundley on Saturday – came away feeling meh?
The ode to the 99 team was nice but it seemed like a farewell to St Louis as much as an honor.
So, I’m curious who’s getting paid more to force the Rams to move to LA – the refs, Kroenke, or Fisher.
wv-mom asked me today,
“why are you still a rams fan?”i tried to explain to her
that the Steelers once went 25 years
without a playoff appearance.she just rolled her eyes
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wiki:
“…The Steelers’ history of bad luck changed with the hiring of coach Chuck Noll for the 1969 season. Noll’s most remarkable talent was in his draft selections, taking Hall of Famers “Mean” Joe Greene in 1969, Terry Bradshaw and Mel Blount in 1970, Jack Ham in 1971, Franco Harris in 1972,[13] and finally, in 1974, pulling off the incredible feat of selecting four Hall of Famers in one draft year, Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Webster.[14] The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 1974 draft was their best ever; no other team has ever drafted four future Hall of Famers in one year, and only very few (including the 1970 Steelers) have drafted two or more in one year…”<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>PA Ram wrote:</div>
Actually that dog looks like me after most Rams games.Look, breaking under pressure, being mentally weak–I don’t know, maybe. I can’t get inside their heads. But if that’s the problem you’d better draft some new players because I don’t see how you “coach” that out of them. That seems to be a mental make-up kind of thing–you either have mental toughness or you don’t.
Why suddenly this year?
This year they can’t handle anything wrong that goes against them?
How does that happen?
I think that the coaches HAVE to take responsibility–and particularly Greg Williams. He was the one big coaching change and look at the result. From where this defense was–to where they are–and having MORE talent? I’m taking the Occam’s razor approach and asking–what has changed? Greg Williams. The result is–terrible. Now you can say–new scheme, players aren’t adjusting and all that. But I don’t buy it. If they can’t execute the new scheme for whatever reason–find one they can.
And after the game, Ray Lewis and some of the other players were dumbfounded at the scheme on that 80 yard touchdown. They called it “high school football”. Lewis was incredulous they would have been set up like that and even in his comments after the game, Fisher said it was a mistake.
That’s a glaring one.
How many foul-ups or “high school football” moments aren’t noticed?
I am thoroughly disgusted with Greg Williams. I believe it was a mistake to bring him in and I’d be happy if he took his wonderful reputation and moved on to the next team.
You can’t coach them out of it and it takes too long to draft new players.
Like all teams that gain confidence, you can only do one thing…win a “tide-turning” game.
I don’t know how many times I have watched “America’s Game,” the show that does an hour long take on great seasons by superbowl winning teams, and heard this: xyz game turned it around, after that we were playing with real confidence.
It’s the only way. Hiring a new coach won’t change it. Waiting to develop new draftees won’t change it. Fisher doing this or that or one thing or another won’t change it.
Ok, then I’m in favor
of winning a
tide-turning game.w
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