The Season Is Over

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by Butche106

Defense wins games and get you in the playoffs. The die was cast when Gibbs didn't hold guys accountable in the pre-season. He allowed the players to feel ok about loosing. All fans heard it's not the regulor season, yet. We will not show our plays on defense or offense until the regulor season. They have been in shock since the 1st Lost to the Vikings. The coaches had been reading the press clippings since they got the free agents they wanted. 9-7 will not make the playoffs, but it will keep Brunell on the field. Al Saunders is not convince that Campbell is the guy since he arrive and Campbell will most likely end up playing somewhere else in 2 years.

There's no way Campbell is playing somewhere else in 2 years, unless of course he turns out to be another Ryan Leaf type QB. But we won't find that out until next year.

I doubt Gibbs ever "allowed the players to feel ok about losing". They have all been there, done that as far as the preseason goes. They know what the goals are, and the first priority is not to win the games, but to get a feel for talent for when cuts must be made, make sure the guys learn to play as a team and properly execute the plays called on both sides of the ball. If you happen to win, great. If not, it's not the end of the world because it doesn't count.