(03-21-2018, 10:48 AM)Caldrac Wrote:

(03-21-2018, 10:15 AM)SignMeUpAtQB Wrote: When will people stop using this logic of: "we did it without them last year so we can easily do it without them again". That is not how the NFL works, other teams were injured and are getting better/adjusting. We also had to adjust our gameplan last year to suit the guys we had, which, btw, ended up costing us the AFCCG.

Our inability to run the football when we wanted to in the 2nd half cost us that AFCCG. Also a handful of poor calls and no calls all in favor of New England (which was widely discussed in the MSM where they called out the BLATANT favoritism) cost us that AFCCG. But, again. I guess you know more than Coughlin (Giants 2x) and Marrone (NOLA 1x as the OC) who both helped coach or assist in building Superbowl winning teams.

Maybe that is because we had no passing game?! With Robinson, now you can start talking about trying to exploit single coverages more and just open up the game with some passing? Maybe he is a target down the stretch? Your game just changes when you have a good receiver and you can counter the run defense a bit.We dont know how we would have performed, but we are not in a position to just let good players walk and talk about being as good or better without them. I hate that attitude and it is something (only a few) SB winning teams can say/do.

This is not even a knock against coughlin or marrone, its just about people presuming that we will repeat all of what happened last season with ease and have an attitude towards good players leaving us. Its ridiculous and it doesnt work that way. Our division is getting stronger, Teams will adjust to our gameplay etc. Coughlin and Marrone probably know just that, which is why they got a Top FA in Norwell to compensate for it, but I still maintain that you need to be able to pass the ball down the stretch and be able to come from behind through your passing game, which is why you need decent receivers, but thats another conversation to have. I just think people need to think before they act like Robinson i.e. was a bum that can easily be let go.

I hope Robinson and Hurns tear it up next year.

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