2-5 at the bye: time to make changes

[Jamaican'Skin]

DirtBagZ went into this but I want to look at it further. The heart that this team seems to be putting into each side of the ball is ridiculous. I see guys out there just going thru the motions. No matter how bad Brunnel maybe, if guys were putting more into it, we would have a winning record.

I don't know what's gone wrong with the nasty D from last year, and I don't know why the O just can't get some core plays and work together, but I think it has to deal with the heart and motivation of this team.

My solution? Well, for the rest of this year, no one is automatically granted a starting position. You work hard in practise and you get a spot. You don't, you won't. That should show the coaches who wants to be here, who out of the new group signed are core guys, and it will humble a lot of the players who are overpaid.

Apart from heart, I really think this team thought that everything would be handed to them after last year. They probably thought that they deserved to reach the playoffs this year, and that has also affected them.

Just my 2 cents

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by Jamaican'Skin

My solution? Well, for the rest of this year, no one is automatically granted a starting position. You work hard in practise and you get a spot. You don't, you won't. That should show the coaches who wants to be here, who out of the new group signed are core guys, and it will humble a lot of the players who are overpaid.

remember lavar? that's kinda how most teams work, but the talent divide between starters and backups is generally so great, that you just can't start whatever crappy player is working harder in practice.

[DirtBagZ]

Originally Posted by That Guy

remember lavar? that's kinda how most teams work, but the talent divide between tarters and backups is generally so great, that you just can't start whatever crappy player is working harder in practice.

That right there is the problem, there are a whole bunch guys on this team have told about how 'talented' they are, but just how talented are you when you are 2 - 5? As far as I am concerned there is zero talent until you put up some wins. Guys getting a bye, or a pass, because they are 'talented' is what has this team in the mess that it is in. It is amazing how a team is less than the sum of its parts.

Look at the NO Saints for crying out loud, aside from Reggie Bush, Drew Brees, Joe Horn, and Deuce McCallister can name any other Saints? Wilbon said it today in his column the Saints hit and tackle and play with an intesity that the Redskins could only dream of. In part it is because too many people have told these guys how great and talented they are. If you are 2 -5 and supposed to be a playoff contender then you are bunch of bums.