A Tale of Two Teams...

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

It WAS a fluke -- there are asterisks all over that 5-0 run. And that foundation you talked about? What happened to it this year? Don't give me the injury crap. That's such a weak cop-out. We had one starter go down for the year. ONE. And we still had him for eight games.

That players that make up this "foundation" you speak of are still here -- there were only additions to it; ones that you defend, I might add. But here's the thing, if it's one thing the 2006 season is telling us, it's that the "foundation" had serious cracks in it. The one free agent pickup we can give Gibbs credit for is Antonio Brown -- he was the sole reason there was a playoff appearance. Without his return against the Cards, all of Portis' yards, and all of the stellar defensive performances mean absolutely squat. And the front office couldn't wait to get rid of his ass.

4-9 Matty. Remember that. And we're going nowhere but south.

You could find asterisks all over several winning streaks throughout history with many different teams. But whatever, that's your opinion that it was a fluke. I won't belabor the point.

However, "Antonio Brown is the sole reason there was a playoff appearance"??? C'mon. You can't be serious? You really have that narrow, close-minded, pessimistic view of things?