Fear not Detroit
After a 3 and 3 start, the hapless Jaguars are headed your way. First, it’s bad enough that I look back at that 3 and 3 start and refer to it as “the good ‘ol days.” Losing as much as you win ain’t good. Still, it’s far better than where we stand now.
Last week was a serious blow to my hopes of seeing my boys in the playoffs. A home loss to the Browns was ugly. What was uglier was, it wasn’t exactly a fluke. The Browns deserved to win that game. They were the better team. Still, there was a glimmer of hope. The next two games were against teams that hadn’t won all year. At least we could get back to a winning record and some level of respectability.
But NOOOOOO!
Hold on Skippy. Yesterday I sat in disbelief. Who were those guys? This was the Bengals, without their starting quarterback. We made the backup look like a pro bowler. Our defense, which is supposed to be the definition of this tough, hard nosed team, wasn’t even a speed bump in the face of the Bengals offensive juggernaut. The offense? I’ve whined all season about our woes up front. We lost our starting guards in the first game of the season, and the replacements simply aren’t. There was hope in getting one guy back from injury that started at guard for us last year, and he broke his hand in pregame warm-ups last week, which would have been his first start. Without those guys, our rushing attack is severely hampered, and our passing game still leaves much to be desired. There was an attempt to make that better in the off season, bringing in Jerry Porter. To say he’s been a disappointment would be an understatement, in a season filled with understatement.
In post game interviews, I keep hearing, "This is a good team. We just have to..." stop it. Stop it right there. Who are you trying to convince? You just lost in consecutive weeks to the Browns and the Bengals...coming out of the bye week. You're not a good team. You think you're a good team, because you keep believing your press, but you're not a good team. Come to grips with that. Good teams don't do what you just did. Today, Del Rio said the effort is there, but the execution is lacking. That's more than just a glass half full view. The effort's not there. It takes effort to execute correctly, and that effort is lacking....a lot.
So, there ya go Detroit. You’re a winless team, NOW, but not to worry. The answer to your prayers is coming to Ford Field next Sunday. We dug the Bengals out of their misery, saving them from being the first team in NFL history to have a winless season. We can do the same for you. Everybody’s feel good team (as long as you’re not rooting for them) is coming your way. If all goes according to this year’s script, you’ll be walking out of next weekend with a smile of relief on your face…because the selfless Jaguars will lay down for you, too.
Last week was a serious blow to my hopes of seeing my boys in the playoffs. A home loss to the Browns was ugly. What was uglier was, it wasn’t exactly a fluke. The Browns deserved to win that game. They were the better team. Still, there was a glimmer of hope. The next two games were against teams that hadn’t won all year. At least we could get back to a winning record and some level of respectability.
But NOOOOOO!
Hold on Skippy. Yesterday I sat in disbelief. Who were those guys? This was the Bengals, without their starting quarterback. We made the backup look like a pro bowler. Our defense, which is supposed to be the definition of this tough, hard nosed team, wasn’t even a speed bump in the face of the Bengals offensive juggernaut. The offense? I’ve whined all season about our woes up front. We lost our starting guards in the first game of the season, and the replacements simply aren’t. There was hope in getting one guy back from injury that started at guard for us last year, and he broke his hand in pregame warm-ups last week, which would have been his first start. Without those guys, our rushing attack is severely hampered, and our passing game still leaves much to be desired. There was an attempt to make that better in the off season, bringing in Jerry Porter. To say he’s been a disappointment would be an understatement, in a season filled with understatement.
In post game interviews, I keep hearing, "This is a good team. We just have to..." stop it. Stop it right there. Who are you trying to convince? You just lost in consecutive weeks to the Browns and the Bengals...coming out of the bye week. You're not a good team. You think you're a good team, because you keep believing your press, but you're not a good team. Come to grips with that. Good teams don't do what you just did. Today, Del Rio said the effort is there, but the execution is lacking. That's more than just a glass half full view. The effort's not there. It takes effort to execute correctly, and that effort is lacking....a lot.
So, there ya go Detroit. You’re a winless team, NOW, but not to worry. The answer to your prayers is coming to Ford Field next Sunday. We dug the Bengals out of their misery, saving them from being the first team in NFL history to have a winless season. We can do the same for you. Everybody’s feel good team (as long as you’re not rooting for them) is coming your way. If all goes according to this year’s script, you’ll be walking out of next weekend with a smile of relief on your face…because the selfless Jaguars will lay down for you, too.
John put this out here at 9:14 AM
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