Thread: Practice / press conference notes - week 6 (Rams week)

man. . . all due respect, and i love you guys. . . but some of you are in a tremendous state of denial if you think an interim coach can come in and magically "save" this season, and make this into a playoff team. . . i hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we don't have an NFL-caliber starting quarterback on the roster, and no mid-season coaching hire can change that. . . also, the talent on defense ain't what it was a couple years ago. . .

any move to bring in shenanigans is some serious grasping at straws at this point-- old, broken-down straws. . . if some interim did manage to win 6-7 games instead of 4-5, it just delays the inevitable and painful (but necessary) rebuild even further. . . the only intelligent move is to have some freaking self-awareness about the situation, accept that this year is a sunk cost, and not waste any more time or resources trying to throw one more half-assed patch on a tire that's no longer road worthy under the best of circumstances. . .

the smartest thing they can do now is to let VJ finish the season and get us a high pick for next year. . . there's enough talent on this roster right now to make a quick turnaround with the right coach and QB combo, but they need to stop kidding themselves that they can miraculously get quality QB play out of some journeyman or late rounder. . . bite the bullet, man the F up, and suffer some pain this season so the franchise can legitimately grow and move forward under new leadership next year. . . no more half-measures, no more refusing to take the necessary steps. . . who cares if you missed on lynch, it happens to everyone. . . have the balls to take another swing at it. . . we need a talented young QB prospect, and an innovative offensive mind who can develop that guy, and put him in a system to succeed. . . anything less is a cop-out. . . there is no "fixing" this season-- every move from here on out should be made with an eye towards the future. . .

Originally Posted by VonDoom

Nothing huge, though it sounds like Garcia will start for McGovern:

brilliant! that will undoubtedly compensate for keenum's inability to hit a wide open receiver for the game-winning touchdown, and roby's inability to cover anyone. . .

Originally Posted by dogfish

man. . . all due respect, and i love you guys. . . but some of you are in a tremendous state of denial if you think an interim coach can come in and magically "save" this season, and make this into a playoff team. . . i hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we don't have an NFL-caliber starting quarterback on the roster, and no mid-season coaching hire can change that. . . also, the talent on defense ain't what it was a couple years ago. . . any move to bring in shenanigans is some serious grasping at straws at this point-- old, broken-down straws. . . if some interim did manage to win 6-7 games instead of 4-5, it just delays the inevitable and painful (but necessary) rebuild even further. . . the only intelligent move is to have some freaking self-awareness about the situation, accept that this year is a sunk cost, and not waste any more time or resources trying to throw one more half-assed patch on a tire that's no longer road worthy under the best of circumstances. . . the smartest thing they can do now is to let VJ finish the season and get us a high pick for next year. . . there's enough talent on this roster right now to make a quick turnaround with the right coach and QB combo, but they need to stop kidding themselves that they can miraculously get quality QB play out of some journeyman or late rounder. . . bite the bullet, man the F up, and suffer some pain this season so the franchise can legitimately grow and move forward under new leadership next year. . . no more half-measures, no more refusing to take the necessary steps. . . who cares if you missed on lynch, it happens to everyone. . . have the balls to take another swing at it. . . we need a talented young QB prospect, and an innovative offensive mind who can develop that guy, and put him in a system to succeed. . . anything less is a cop-out. . . there is no "fixing" this season-- every move from here on out should be made with an eye towards the future. . .

Thanks, Joel!!

Originally Posted by slim

Thanks, Joel!!

you're welcome, Joe. . .

Originally Posted by dogfish

you're welcome, Joe. . .

God gave us paragraphs and sentence structure for a reason!!

Originally Posted by slim

God gave us paragraphs and sentence structure for a reason!!

You. And sentence structure.

Originally Posted by slim

God gave us paragraphs and sentence structure for a reason!!

god gave us beer for a reason, too. . .

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

You. And sentence structure.

Blow me

Originally Posted by slim

Blow me

You wish.

Originally Posted by dogfish

god gave us beer for a reason, too. . .

MO is up in arms right now. Let's raise a glass in his honor.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

You wish.

I am in a great mood and you can't bring me down!!

Originally Posted by dogfish

because every week is different in the NFL. . . the bills have good weeks, and the rams will have bad ones. . . everyone has talent, and we do, too. . . shoulda beat KC-- we'll get a few more wins here and there. . . we ain't worse than last year, and that team managed five wins. . . things are never as good or as bad as they seem in this league. . .

Blah-blah-blah!

Take your positivity and levelheaded take elsewhere!

Here’s another sobering outlook, our point differential.

Originally Posted by slim

MO is up in arms right now. Let's raise a glass in his honor.

MO is our brother in arms. . . so don't raise that glass over his head!

Originally Posted by dogfish

MO is our brother in arms. . . so don't raise that glass over his head!

I mean...it’s not that hard.