[yvonne]

[quote author=Yvonne link=topic=6551.msg48618#msg48618 date=1348844992]
I'm wondering where you guys see 4-5 more wins without an offense?

It's called having confidence in your team. This is the same team last year that went 11-2, minus Luck.

Do you think the players are going to be happy with this loss? You think they are just gonna roll over and die and call it a season? I don't. I think they are going to come back stronger and prove the doubters like you wrong.
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There is confidence and there is realism. It takes three groups to win a football game: offense, defense, and special teams. A team might be able to win without good special teams, but it can't win without at least a mediocre offense and defense. This team has a lights-out defense. Yes, they made some bad plays last night, but no team plays perfectly. The offense was nonexistent. Some of that is ability. The quarterback isn't very good and it appears the wide receivers aren't either. We may not have other receivers. We know we have other quarterbacks and have seen flashes of brilliance from one of them.

As for whether the players are happy with the loss, that is immaterial. The fact that they are dissatisfied doesn't change ability. They may not be able to play much better.

The other factor is coaching. The coach's job is to put the best players in and call the plays that put the team in a position to win. The coach has not done that. Calling plays that take advantage of the players' abilities while compensating for their weaknesses is a key part of the coach's duties.

[yvonne]

[quote author=Yvonne link=topic=6551.msg48618#msg48618 date=1348844992]
I'm wondering where you guys see 4-5 more wins without an offense?

It's called having confidence in your team. This is the same team last year that went 11-2, minus Luck.

Do you think the players are going to be happy with this loss? You think they are just gonna roll over and die and call it a season? I don't. I think they are going to come back stronger and prove the doubters like you wrong.
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There is confidence and there is realism. It takes three groups to win a football game: offense, defense, and special teams. A team might be able to win without good special teams, but it can't win without at least a mediocre offense and defense. This team has a lights-out defense. Yes, they made some bad plays last night, but no team plays perfectly. The offense was nonexistent. Some of that is ability. The quarterback isn't very good and it appears the wide receivers aren't either. We may not have other receivers. We know we have other quarterbacks and have seen flashes of brilliance from one of them.

As for whether the players are happy with the loss, that is immaterial. The fact that they are dissatisfied doesn't change ability. They may not be able to play much better.

The other factor is coaching. The coach's job is to put the best players in and call the plays that put the team in a position to win. The coach has not done that. Calling plays that take advantage of the players' abilities while compensating for their weaknesses is a key part of the coach's duties.