Looking at the rest of the season...

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

Well said. I will be a much more patient fan if I saw this shift toward stockpiling picks and building quality depth through the draft.

Agreed. I would add the necessity to coach our young players better. If the young ones that we do have on the OL and in receivers were developed into competence, our offense could be pretty good. Instead it seems like the rookies don't develop. It is not enough to draft 'em - you must train them, too.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Agreed. I would add the necessity to coach our young players better. If the young ones that we do have on the OL and in receivers were developed into competence, our offense could be pretty good. Instead it seems like the rookies don't develop. It is not enough to draft 'em - you must train them, too.

It seems like if they're not ready to start when they get here, they never will be. I'm definitely not sold on our staff. I wonder if any of our offensive coaches could fill the same position on any other team?

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Agreed. I would add the necessity to coach our young players better. If the young ones that we do have on the OL and in receivers were developed into competence, our offense could be pretty good. Instead it seems like the rookies don't develop. It is not enough to draft 'em - you must train them, too.

An excellent point Lotus. The one group that may get a slight pass here is the oline because I don't believe Buges has been given squat to work with. But the development elsewhere is next to nothing.

...one thing I'm not sure too many people know is Saunders did the most to develop Cooley (Cooley has talked about it). Of course the TE position was always integral to Saunders scheme so it makes sense, and Cooley said they just watched tons of video of TE greats. So basically the only coach to have developed an offensive player since...I can remember when...was canned as soon as Snyder/Vinny got the opportunity. These guys are just too smart.