Elephant
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I had no problem with Alex. And some may remember before the trade for him, I was fine going with Colt. So, no hate from me there, either.
Gruden, however, got his ass kicked by a 200yr old D Coordinator in Dallas. No surprise there.
I hate being negative during an active season. I really, really do.
But, as I believed coming into this season, Gruden, is our weakest link. I think we have more talent here than many seem to think we do. Gruden gets 18 miles per gallon in a vehicle capable of 24, far too often.
I still hope, cause that's all I can do. Sure, we can win every game. We can also lose every one. If Gruden guesses right with his "Plan A's", we're money. If not, there is no plan B.
Ever.
I called for Gruden to be fired after last season, we agree he is the weak link and the team needs to head another direction in the off-season. However, our schedule wreaks of a run...games where Gruden simply can't screw it up because of his inability to adjust to the other team, his lack of clock management skills, and his propensity to get away from what is working.
Unfortunately, we're going to have to rely less on Peterson as the season wears on...he has lost a step, and that will affect his ability to hit the holes he sees. It's his vision that has gotten him through the last 3 games as he appears to wear thinner and thinner. I think McCoy can win games where Smith was just managing them.
I just can't see us losing more than 2 more games.
Edit: And what the heck did you do to yourself in FF? Were you still hunting Thanksgiving Day that you couldn't get your QB changed?