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<blockquote data-quote="pyledriver80" data-source="post: 22004" data-attributes="member: 194"><p>Please, stop with the doomsday talk.It amazes me how quickly some people will write off a team in week one.Week one is honestly the least important game of the year.Alot of this talk makes me wonder just how many of you have had actual football experience.</p><p></p><p>I have coached a junior team for 5 years and played 4 years in high school and 2 years in junior high.I also played pop warner as a kid.I have roughly 10-15 years experience in organized football which I know is nothing compared to some people but it only takes a few years of pacing the sidelines to realize the following things</p><p></p><p>1. Good teams play bad at times.You can have a dominating team but if you fumble the ball on your own 3 yardline or slip on a coverage assignment it can change everything.Does it mean your team is bad? Of course not.</p><p></p><p></p><p>2. Bad teams can play good - See SF for proof.My second year of coaching we were very soft up front and had lost 5 straight.This was my only losing season and believe me it tears you apart.We ended up beating the top two teams in the league the following weeks back to back.After that wewent back to our losing ways while those two teams tied for the conference championship.Each had one loss and they were from our sorry butts.</p><p></p><p></p><p>3. Coaches have little to do with wins and losses. Now I will probably get heat for this but it comes down to execution on critical times in the game.I have used the same playbook for 5 years and have had an undefeated season and a losing season and everything in between with it.You make calls that you think will work and if executed properly THEY WILL! Problem is plays are executed by humans and not machines.I have seen good players execute poorly and awful players execute brilliantly.People have bad days period!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So before you start calling for MS's head please understand that alot of it is what happens on the field on any given play.Take a look back at Belichek's career in Cleveland.</p><p></p><p>My take on the game was this.</p><p></p><p>The Defense did its job.There seemed to be alot of pressure on Harrington.I am not a Carroll fan at all but in all honesty those were the most ticky tack calls I have ever seen.I almost felt bad for the guy.</p><p></p><p>The late hit on Barnett was also pathetic.I am not big on blaming the refs but the officiating was very lopsided.</p><p></p><p>That being said they still should have won the game as the Defense played well and with alot of pressure on them they stepped up.</p><p></p><p>Now I am the biggest Brett Favre fan on earth but alot falls on his shoulders.What we saw from him was a Brett Favre that looked like he was scared to stand in the pocket and was trying to rifle out bullets in 3 step drops to avoid a pass rush that was not even there at times.He eventually settled down a bit but then I saw something that in ways were good and in ways were bad.</p><p></p><p>He seemed to be fighting himself.We know Brett as this fearless gunslinger but in this game he was anything but.He looked like he was trying to be conservative even though it was not his style.He took what the defense gave him which was not much.He seemed more than ever to be out of his game.</p><p></p><p>Alot of this falls on the recieving core.Driver is a constant.He will give you all he's got play in and play out.I do not worry so much about Walker going down as long as we have Driver.I have said for years Driver is the best WR on our team Walker or not.I would have rather lost Walker than Driver.After that we have little.I love the guy but Fergie is not anything more than a 4th or 5th reciever.He is invisible most of the time and clearly could have prevented the Favre Int with a little effort.Chatman is decent and may step up if he wants it bad enough.Murphy is young so the verdicts still out.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line is Favre had a bad day.No need to worry bout ol' 4 as he will settle in and be the Gunslinger we have grown to love.I for one am excited about the season after seeing our defense</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pyledriver80, post: 22004, member: 194"] Please, stop with the doomsday talk.It amazes me how quickly some people will write off a team in week one.Week one is honestly the least important game of the year.Alot of this talk makes me wonder just how many of you have had actual football experience. I have coached a junior team for 5 years and played 4 years in high school and 2 years in junior high.I also played pop warner as a kid.I have roughly 10-15 years experience in organized football which I know is nothing compared to some people but it only takes a few years of pacing the sidelines to realize the following things 1. Good teams play bad at times.You can have a dominating team but if you fumble the ball on your own 3 yardline or slip on a coverage assignment it can change everything.Does it mean your team is bad? Of course not. 2. Bad teams can play good - See SF for proof.My second year of coaching we were very soft up front and had lost 5 straight.This was my only losing season and believe me it tears you apart.We ended up beating the top two teams in the league the following weeks back to back.After that wewent back to our losing ways while those two teams tied for the conference championship.Each had one loss and they were from our sorry butts. 3. Coaches have little to do with wins and losses. Now I will probably get heat for this but it comes down to execution on critical times in the game.I have used the same playbook for 5 years and have had an undefeated season and a losing season and everything in between with it.You make calls that you think will work and if executed properly THEY WILL! Problem is plays are executed by humans and not machines.I have seen good players execute poorly and awful players execute brilliantly.People have bad days period! So before you start calling for MS's head please understand that alot of it is what happens on the field on any given play.Take a look back at Belichek's career in Cleveland. My take on the game was this. The Defense did its job.There seemed to be alot of pressure on Harrington.I am not a Carroll fan at all but in all honesty those were the most ticky tack calls I have ever seen.I almost felt bad for the guy. The late hit on Barnett was also pathetic.I am not big on blaming the refs but the officiating was very lopsided. That being said they still should have won the game as the Defense played well and with alot of pressure on them they stepped up. Now I am the biggest Brett Favre fan on earth but alot falls on his shoulders.What we saw from him was a Brett Favre that looked like he was scared to stand in the pocket and was trying to rifle out bullets in 3 step drops to avoid a pass rush that was not even there at times.He eventually settled down a bit but then I saw something that in ways were good and in ways were bad. He seemed to be fighting himself.We know Brett as this fearless gunslinger but in this game he was anything but.He looked like he was trying to be conservative even though it was not his style.He took what the defense gave him which was not much.He seemed more than ever to be out of his game. Alot of this falls on the recieving core.Driver is a constant.He will give you all he's got play in and play out.I do not worry so much about Walker going down as long as we have Driver.I have said for years Driver is the best WR on our team Walker or not.I would have rather lost Walker than Driver.After that we have little.I love the guy but Fergie is not anything more than a 4th or 5th reciever.He is invisible most of the time and clearly could have prevented the Favre Int with a little effort.Chatman is decent and may step up if he wants it bad enough.Murphy is young so the verdicts still out. Bottom line is Favre had a bad day.No need to worry bout ol' 4 as he will settle in and be the Gunslinger we have grown to love.I for one am excited about the season after seeing our defense [/QUOTE]
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