Let’s clear our heads.

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I’m cool with making the playoffs & all, but man, I just hope it doesn’t put us in a massive hole come draft time.

The defense has been outplaying the offense & in no way am I’m faulting the defense for yesterday, but man we need a #1 pass-rusher/EDGE badly. I don’t think a single sack happened without a blitz yesterday & that seems to be consistent this whole season. Shoutout to Rallis scheming it up, but it can only get you so far. Minnesota was able to counter those blitzes & other good teams will be able to going forward. We don’t have anyone that can consistently win 1v1. Not even just talking about guys like Myles & Watt, but a Brian Burns & Danielle Hunter would do so much for this season.

Lol this is such a cardinal syndrome concept. Doesn’t want the playoffs to ruin our draft position.

I get what you’re saying, but imo it’s silly. The teams experience actually winning games and getting playoff experience will be much more valuable than picking 14th verse 20th. If there’s a player you want as an impact player, trade up with future assets.

 

[DVontel]

Doesn’t want the playoffs to ruin our draft position.

I didn’t say I DON’T want the playoffs. C’mon Ouchie, you know better & you know I didn’t say that. Don’t twist my words around.

I get what you’re saying, but imo it’s silly.

Then why make that first statement? lol

The teams experience actually winning games and getting playoff experience will be much more valuable than picking 14th verse 20th. If there’s a player you want as an impact player, trade up with future assets.

Why is why I started off that post with “I’m cool with making the playoffs & all”.

 

[DVontel]

Though I do think the “playoff experience” aspect is a little bit overrated. See 2022 Giants & 2022 Jaguars, though I believe our coaching staff is actually competent compared to theirs.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I didn’t say I DON’T want the playoffs. C’mon Ouchie, you know better & you know I didn’t say that. Don’t twist my words around.

Then why make that first statement? lol

Why is why I started off that post with “I’m cool with making the playoffs & all”.

You don’t read your first paragraph with that thought process?

“Cool with making the playoffs” - pretty luke warm comment

“Massive hole come draft time” - seems a much bigger concern.

You don’t see this?

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Though I do think the “playoff experience” aspect is a little bit overrated. See 2022 Giants & 2022 Jaguars, though I believe our coaching staff is actually competent compared to theirs.

Those are one-off teams. If you want to actually accomplish something as a perennial playoff contender I believe you have to walk before you run. Take a few knocks before you ascend to true contender.

 

[DVontel]

You don’t read your first paragraph with that thought process?

“Cool with making the playoffs” - pretty luke warm comment

“Massive hole come draft time” - seems a much bigger concern.

You don’t see this?

I don’t see anything lukewarm about it. I’m looking at it from both sides, not just one side. I’m not against making the playoffs, otherwise, I would have stated as such. I can also acknowledge what effect can happen if we do make the playoffs.

 

[slanidrac16]

No…Seattle is 7-5

Not after this Sunday!

 

[phillycard]

Losing sucks, especially when you feel it’s a game we should have won.

However, looking back gets us nothing. It all comes down to the remaining 5 games and 3 of them are against our division opponents.

Every team in the west has lost 6 games. We could win the last 5 games as well as we could lose the last 5 games. Neither is likely. If we beat Seattle next week we are tied for first place with 4 to go.

How much more were we really expecting? In 5 weeks we will either be in the playoffs or we will have 3 months to talk about free agency, 4 months to talk about the draft and 7 months to talk about camp.

I’m going to try to clear my head and look forward to next week where we might all be rejoicing being in first place with 4 games to go. We are playing meaningful games in December.

Im getting at least what I had hoped for.

Absolute facts Slan. Despite my hand wringing and teeth gnashing, this is all I asked to the T back in September.

 

[oaken1]

The defense has way exceeded my expectations. The offense has not met my expectations.

The coaching decisions have not been great either. I am sick of seeing us run the ball on 3rd and 5, and almost never throwing a pass over 15 yards down the field.

Yeah. I really expected us to be a top 5 offense even with a heavy running attack... maybe even 30 points a game.
Been seriously disappointed. I predicted if our defense reached top 20 we could win a playoff game...but we are at 18 now and need to really step up to even reach the post season.
Gonna be a stretch...there are no burner WR's in the draft this year.