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Bushead · 10-20-2011, 07:04 PM

The roster was old and depleted. In all honesty, after Gibbs retired, it should have been blown up then, but with two additional years of Zorn, the roster just kept aging.

There was so much wrong with this team that i have always said i would give him 4 years before I start judging him. In another thread someone was so upset how we don't have any one to back up the LG and how it was just another major oversight of MS.

Let's be real here: he inherited a very old team and we are still a very old team. We don't have a playmaker on offense that scares people in the redzone and no, we don't have an above average QB at the moment.

But, we have seen time and time again, good QBs get thrown into bad situations and where it's a no win for everyone. If we had drafted a QB the first or second year, it wouldn't have mattered; There would be no one to support them. It could have been a Patrick Ramsey, Joey Harrington, John Beck or name any hundred of similar situations.

In the past offseason, you've seen them upgrade at Safety, WR (Gaffney and young people to grow), great OLB, two new DLineman, new starting CB to replace someone who wanted to leave, starting RB with a change of pace back, new RG. I think we can all agree that this years team is way better, and more talented than last years.

But to expect to also, with all of those upgrades, get more depth and a better QB? You can't do it all in one off season. He inherited a poor roster, and in two years turned it into something that is average.

It seems most people hark back on one main thing: Donovan McNabb. Yes, he screwed up. Thought he had someone who could play at a good level for 2 to 3 years to make this team very competitive and draft someone to learn the system. He was wrong. But, once the mistake was realized, he cut ways, got what he could and moved on.

I am just happy for once to have someone who has a proven track record that is going to get their fair chance to build a team. He had great teams almost every year at Denver - I saws the statistics and I was floored!

I think he has made smart FA decisions, has coached well in the game and has the full faith of the locker room that he can win games.

10-20-2011, 07:04 PM	#87
Bushead Impact Rookie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 782	Re: What's your take on our coaching? The roster was old and depleted. In all honesty, after Gibbs retired, it should have been blown up then, but with two additional years of Zorn, the roster just kept aging. There was so much wrong with this team that i have always said i would give him 4 years before I start judging him. In another thread someone was so upset how we don't have any one to back up the LG and how it was just another major oversight of MS. Let's be real here: he inherited a very old team and we are still a very old team. We don't have a playmaker on offense that scares people in the redzone and no, we don't have an above average QB at the moment. But, we have seen time and time again, good QBs get thrown into bad situations and where it's a no win for everyone. If we had drafted a QB the first or second year, it wouldn't have mattered; There would be no one to support them. It could have been a Patrick Ramsey, Joey Harrington, John Beck or name any hundred of similar situations. In the past offseason, you've seen them upgrade at Safety, WR (Gaffney and young people to grow), great OLB, two new DLineman, new starting CB to replace someone who wanted to leave, starting RB with a change of pace back, new RG. I think we can all agree that this years team is way better, and more talented than last years. But to expect to also, with all of those upgrades, get more depth and a better QB? You can't do it all in one off season. He inherited a poor roster, and in two years turned it into something that is average. It seems most people hark back on one main thing: Donovan McNabb. Yes, he screwed up. Thought he had someone who could play at a good level for 2 to 3 years to make this team very competitive and draft someone to learn the system. He was wrong. But, once the mistake was realized, he cut ways, got what he could and moved on. I am just happy for once to have someone who has a proven track record that is going to get their fair chance to build a team. He had great teams almost every year at Denver - I saws the statistics and I was floored! I think he has made smart FA decisions, has coached well in the game and has the full faith of the locker room that he can win games.