Should Mike Shanahan be fired?

[Swarley]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Word. The Packers recently had a SB winning season with a record number of starters and regular rotation guys on IR etc.

I don't understand how people try to make the injury excuse, unless it's your franchise QB. The Packers SB season was discussed far and wide precisely because they had sooooo many injured players.

People go on and one about the Packers like that's something to expect from every injured team. What the Packers did in their SB season was pretty amazing and it'll probably not happen for some time. That's like saying that the Ravens won with Trent Dilfer, therefore every other team is grossly overstating the need for a big time QB.


The Packers SB winning team, like the Ravens with Dilfer are the exception, not the rule.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Swarley

People go on and one about the Packers like that's something to expect from every injured team. What the Packers did in their SB season was pretty amazing and it'll probably not happen for some time. That's like saying that the Ravens won with Trent Dilfer, therefore every other team is grossly overstating the need for a big time QB.


The Packers SB winning team, like the Ravens with Dilfer are the exception, not the rule.

Good point.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Swarley

People go on and one about the Packers like that's something to expect from every injured team. What the Packers did in their SB season was pretty amazing and it'll probably not happen for some time. That's like saying that the Ravens won with Trent Dilfer, therefore every other team is grossly overstating the need for a big time QB.


The Packers SB winning team, like the Ravens with Dilfer are the exception, not the rule.

The Packers were an extreme case that won the SB, and Giants to a lesser extent, but you miss the point entirely. We're not talking about winning the SB here. We're talking about just becomeing a competitive team, and there are myriad teams over the last several years who lost talent due to injury and stayed competitive. NE lost Brady for an entire season and still won 11 games (or was it 13, can't remember for sure). That's almost as amazing as what the Pack and Giants accomplished, because losing your franchise QB is huge.

The "injury ruined our season" excuse holds no water, as there are too many cases that prove otherwise.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by The Goat

The Packers were an extreme case that won the SB, and Giants to a lesser extent, but you miss the point entirely. We're not talking about winning the SB here. We're talking about just becomeing a competitive team, and there are myriad teams over the last several years who lost talent due to injury and stayed competitive. NE lost Brady for an entire season and still won 11 games (or was it 13, can't remember for sure). That's almost as amazing as what the Pack and Giants accomplished, because losing your franchise QB is huge.

The "injury ruined our season" excuse holds no water, as there are too many cases that prove otherwise.

11-5.
I dont remember any of us growing group of "doubters" ever once even mentioning the words super bowl, yet it is always thrown in our faces. I just want to be relevant when it gets cold outside...............