Not too pessimistic

by Summer of 99 on Sep 13, 2009 11:54 PM CDT

I will probably sound naive but Seattle game was much better than the meltdown in Philly to start the last season. I saw some toughness in defense and the o-line held up well in passing situations. We did not present much of a threat in offense but keep in mind that

- Bulger was injured so I wasn't expecting him to create miracles

- We have a new offensive system in place and an OC who is serving at this level for the first time, so some learning curve is expected

- Seattle defense has known for 9 months that SJ would be the primary weapon so they made sure that he could not do much and forced us to beat them in the air (expect more next week in Washington)

- The team will get progressively better in the next few weeks. I agree with Devaney that it is better to have hungry, young (and inexpensive) players than content, ready-to-retire, expensive veterans.

Nobody was expecting us to win. I prefer to have these flaws exposed in a game that we would lose anyway than in a game that we should be able to win.

hat do you guys think?

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You sound a little naive. The only bright spots were the LBs and the play of our secondary in the first half. Other than that, nothing to celebrate (what game were you watching again?).

Offense and defense were very vanilla. Where was the aggression?

by 81 Witness on Sep 14, 2009 12:07 AM CDT reply actions