Get what you pay for. Go cheap on defense, you get cheap results.
Rod only wants "orphans" and "castoffs" while other coaches are asking for and drafting Pro Bowl/All Pro caliber players. So what he had success with a small percentage?
That's like ONLY buying penny stocks because you had some luck with 2 or 3. The overwhelming majority are JAGs or BUMS.
Rod/Richard should be pounding the table for players LIKE Ramsey or Justin Houston...they pay the offense, make em get some decent players on the other side of the ball.
I just hate this "next guy up" and "we work OUR plan, we don't worry about the guys in front of us" mantras. Nah nikka, Y'ALL way ain't working, you NEED to worry/look at the guy in front of you. "The next man up" theory goes to ish when the next guy isn't good. I don't know how Jerry and the FO look at other teams doing more with "less" (GB, Sea, SF, Indy to name a few) and look at us and think we're okay. Makes no sense, but I get it, his old senile azz just wants to be the guy on TV talking...
How you can look at a guy like Russell Wilson, Sam Darnold, or hell, even Lamar Jackson and think what we've got/been doing is alright. Dak isn't terrible, but sheesh, if you can't be good without ALL PROs at all skills positions that tells me everything...
I want the coach to change, and it should, but I'm worried it'll be the same results. I mean, look at the defense, can't get a turnover if they paid for it. How come all the other teams in the league's players get hands on the ball? Play the ball in the air? Our guys are constantly 10-15 yds off the WR. Tackling used to be our calling card at least, can't even get that. I listen to the podcasts (The Break, Talkin' Cowboys) and all they do (for the most part) is sugarcoat the negatives and get mad at us, the fans, for (rightly) criticizing the FO/organization...I ask myself the same thing everytime I listen, yeah, we fans can be fickle, but why is it that other teams are doing what we WANT TO DO? Teams we think or know that don't have as much talent as us, but are doing the things we want to do (move the ball consistently, turnovers, etc)
Only thing I see from this team is consistent inconsistency. Can't handle success...That, to me, is a sign of coaching...This organization needs to be honest with itself. Do we want to continue to meddle in mediocrity and our 2 decades old accomplishments or do we want to REALLY start to contend for the 6th? If the latter, hard changes need to be made...Loyalty is great, til it ain't and we've been TOO loyal to some guys who haven't been "loyal" to us (with their play/preparation)
I'm sick of seeing this team under-perform. Your first pick in this year's draft hasn't even been active for all the games, but we pass on OBVIOUS needs like safety because we have a Heath
. I'm telling you, I've seen better coaches get fired for less. It's hard to tell me this organization is COMMITTED to winning another super bowl, because my eyes don't lie nor my ears. And all I (we've) been seeing is poor play and excuses. OT from other teams get hurt and they roll with no issue, our guys get injured and the team implodes, again, coaching....
Just wish this organization would stop playing and get serious about WINNING. I see it with the Pats, Rams, Chiefs, hell, even Oakland. Teams are trying, are we?