the incoherent mess is easy to understand for anyone who reads at more than a grade 3 level. it was a response and needs to be read that way. someone stated that I should have said the fans have such a disconnect with reality as if that somehow excuses the mess that was made this year, I set that straight.
if anything most fans around here are knowledgable enough not to fall for BS , but when someone with the credentials that shannahan brought here flat out bull****s us, its hard not to fall for it when its something we all wanted to hear.
I am constantly amused when someone says garbage like " The team doesnt owe you an explanation" or " the coach doesnt tell the truth because thats the way he is" as if that means anything. Guess what its 2010 not 1940, people question, and if you have been a fan for longer than 5 years, you would know that we have gone through very similiar situations before, so some of us are far more likely to question. more importantly, the gap between coaches and fans information wise is almost nil , aside from scouting reports and broken down film, the internet has removed that barrier, its also made it almost impossible to keep a secret. Shannahan needs to learn that lying isnt ok just because you get paid 7 million. he thinks he is gaining an advantage, thats clear, its also clear that if he is, its not much of one.
I have news for you even up to the nineties things could be swept under the rug, but this is the information age, and if you think Coaches being openly dishonest is gonna fly in the nations capital anymore? you are dead wrong.
every time he makes a mistake, tells a lie, twists the truth, someone is gonna call him on it, even if you want to put your head in the sand , that doesnt mean anyone else is going to.
YOUR attitude seems a lot like Snyder, feed the fans enough crap to keep selling jerseys, be just good enough to keep the teams value high, dont bother to tell us the truth because the team doesnt OWE us the truth.
I dont get to play the cards, mores the pity, I know at least 5-6 people on this forum who I would trust more right now to run this team than the people who are doing so. Thus far Shannahan has shown me that he regularly allows his ego to override whats best for the team. Thats a huge nono and its what got his ass kicked out of denver.
why is this so hard to understand?