TJ, if you can't spend 4 minutes out of your time at the computer to read it, then who really gives a damn anyway.
azsouthendzone: This is pretty much what this board has become lately. Way too many of the posters decide the content of the thread, based on what the title is. Very few bother to read anything longer than one or two sentenses, and they all enjoy bashing each other with one liners.
Your post was very informational. This writer was spot-on with his assesment, and clearly is not calling for Whizenhunt's firing. He has, however recognized a number of areas that Whiz has been quite peculiar in his dealings with personnel. I find NOTHING in his assessment of the current state of this team to be in error or out of line.
I concur with his findings-----and would only add one more item to the discussion. That would be Whiz's penchant for calling his own plays. I have heard him say on several occasions that "it is fun to call his own plays". While that may be true, it seems to me that a head coach with as many areas on the team that need attention, would hardly have time to add to his duties so that he can have fun.
I agree with the assessment of Anderson-----and I have already stated, that if Whiz fails to get Anderson's passing proficiency up to respectable levels by the BYE WEEK, then he will probably be forced to either go find a waiver wire replacement for DA, or start one of his rookie QB's. Neither option is a great one, though I would probably opt for the latter at this stage of the game, as there seems to be little more than other DA lookalikes on the waiver wire.
I believe that Whiz's penchant for calling plays, detracts from the other facets of the game that need attention badly. Nose tackle is the first of these that I would change. Watson is being totally wasted. Strangely, like Matt Leinart, he has done everything that this team has asked him to do. Lose weight, get stronger, learn the postition and become a force in the middle. Now he can't even suit up on Sunday. Why? With opposing teams logging 80 offensive plays per game, how can we keep the defense fresh. Having a too-old, and undersized Bryan Robinson playing the nose, is a recipe for disaster. He cannot command a double team, nor can he even handle a single blocker. The holes he leaves in our run defense up the middle are atrocious. The trash left for the linebackers to work through, and the double teams forced upon Dockett are the results of this poor showing in the middle.
I also find it very troubling that he seems either unaware that Fitzgerald is becoming totally frustrated and annoyed by DA's failure to get the ball to open receivers. This REALLY doesn't bode well if Whiz fails to get DA to a point of respectability in the passing game. Yet that seems unlikely. The result could be that FItz opts to hit the FA market at the end of his contract, rather that sign on for more of the same. That, in turn could, cause prospective players from coming here, (sort of a return to our good old days).
The possiblilty of causing permanent damage is growing each day, and the sad part is that Whiz, because he is so busy trying to correct an uncorrectable DA, or get the next play call just right for DA to excell, that he just doesn't see the big picture. Sadly, THAT IS A HEAD COACH'S JOB. It is his responsibility to identify problems on various units of his team, and get the postiion coaches to correct those problems. Can't do that if you don't see the problems because you are engrossed in a play book. Hell, I don't have the answers, but I know enough that if I smell smoke, I check for fire. I just hope someone puts out all the smoldering pockets of embers on this team before an inferno breaks out.
