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Originally Posted by irish

It would be a step in the right direction thats for sure. I thought 2005 was a step in the right direction but then last season came along and made 2005 appear to be anomaly. It the Skins make the playoffs in 2007 and 2008 then I'll believe 2006 was the anomaly but until they start really moving in the right direction its hard for me to buy into what they are doing because it hasnt worked yet.

BTW. Every year everybody on here thinks the moves made were smart and just what the team needed, this year is no exception. We'll find out how smart these moves were in Dec 07.

FYI Irish,
I, and many like me don't think each move the Skin's make, and will make are in the right direction, or decision. Their recent history has proven that. I choose to paint things in a generally positive light, rather than a generally negative one.

Does anyone else think that simply it was because of key injuries on both sides of the ball to people who are arguably their best offensive and defensive players?

It certainly killed an already reeling D