You Can't Predict A Season Based On Week 1

[gzubeck]

When all the defensive players suck, it’s probably not the players

Need to print that and put it on a T-shirt!

[Lone Bolt]

I agree with the opening post. Further, I intend to be patient, and am more concerned with how we look after the Bye. At that point, either the vets get their act together, or the Future becomes now, and we see Tuli, Henley, Jasir...maybe some more Q....Im tired of losing too...but let it shake out folks.

[northerner]

Not so sure about that. There are an awful lot of people here addicted to Depressium. The symptoms are looking for the worst in every situation (after all that glass is half empty), the belief that every single player and coach on the team sucks and should be a greeter at Walmart, the grass is always greener with other teams coaches and players, and my favorite: the rapid typing of "Pollyana" in a Tourette Syndrome like keyboard moment every time they encounter someone on Hopium.

agree with this post, there is a lot of Depressium and bitchfestium on here, to go along with the Hopium.

[AFboltfan]

Ekeler says it well here in this article... There is not a huge gap of talent in the league, consistency and timing is everything. Def some veiled swipes at Staley...

https://www.nfl.com/news/rb-austin-ekeler-on-chargers-inability-to-finish-games-it-s-just-straight-up-inc

[jamrock]

Ekeler says it well here in this article... There is not a huge gap of talent in the league, consistency and timing is everything. Def some veiled swipes at Staley...

https://www.nfl.com/news/rb-austin-e...traight-up-inc

Rare to hear a player say “our coaching hasn’t always been the best.”

[Velo]

Rare to hear a player say “our coaching hasn’t always been the best.”

Wow. That was definitely a shot. At Lombardi, or....?

[Velo]

There are an awful lot of people here addicted to Depressium. The symptoms are looking for the worst in every situation (after all that glass is half empty), the belief that every single player and coach on the team sucks and should be a greeter at Walmart, the grass is always greener with other teams coaches and players, and my favorite: the rapid typing of "Pollyana" in a Tourette Syndrome like keyboard moment every time they encounter someone on Hopium.

This made me laugh my arse off and it's 100 percent accurate.

[Eurobolt]

it is just wk1

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[SK21209]

A couple of things that have settled me down since Sunday:

1. II think the Dolphins are probably one of the 5 best teams in the league, and we lost by 2 (should have won) on basically a neutral field. It felt like a college game. That tells me we're also a good team, albeit with weaknesses.

2. I really liked what I saw from the offense. More pre-snap motion. Better run play design. Offensive line gave up those two sacks on the last possession, but looked very solid for 95% of the game. All that + Herbert gives us a pretty high floor on offense IMO, and teams with high ceilings on offense tend to win a lot of regular season games.

[Bolt4Knob]

When all the defensive players suck, it’s probably not the players

I think it starts with
1) player personnel - picking the right players
2) coaching

That said - I read that its time for Bosa and Mack to show us "who they really are?" Maybe the reality is, this is who Joey Bosa and Mack are right now.

That said - Sunday I think was a lot of bad coaching and philosophy.

[ghost]

This made me laugh my arse off and it's 100 percent accurate.

The nattering nabobs of negativity. It's the 'everybody sucks' poster. If you were on a bus with this person, you'd get up and change seats.

[AK47]

The nattering nabobs of negativity. It's the 'everybody sucks' poster. If you were on a bus with this person, you'd get up and change seats.

Its a very very long season.

Offensively we've righted the ship. Lets just focus on racking up W's.

It's on Staley to get the defense "minds right". Starting with his.