(10-17-2018, 05:05 PM)snowwolf776 Wrote: I said before the season started the defense would end up missing poz. he was a huge part of last years defense.

I completely agree with you. I don't understand how a lot of the fans on the site don't realize what Poz was for the team. He was a good player and also a leader on the field and side lines. Playing with Poz as a teammate, I think the players respected Poz and followed his work ethic and the other good habits that Poz had. The same thing can be said about Mercedes Lewis. He was with the team a long time and wanted to win, so I'm sure his work ethic and dedication was thru the roof.  I know seeing olders players dedicated like that would have motivated the younger players watching them. I also feel that we miss Colvin. We were a great defense with who we had, why allow both of those players get away? It was only the first year we were good. At least allow a couple years before we start breaking up a solid defense. I also feel like we should have not let A-Rob go either. The offense was working with him, he was a threat on offense that allowed us to do different things because teams had to plan for A-Rob, now all they have to do is key on our run game. 

The overall issue here is either Caldwell or Marrone, trying to be like the Patriots with allowing important names to leave thinking we can just plug and play without them realizing that we don't have a Tom Brady on our team and also that Doug Marrone is not Bill Belichick. If it comes down to communication on the field this year, that's what it is. The younger players have to learn to communicate on their own. With Poz and Mercedes even though their on field play was not as good as it once was, they were like coaches on the field. This helped hide some of the weaknesses of our coaching staff. I just feel like it was dumb to let so many players go off a very good team after one year of being good. Why not let them gel?  Especially when the players that we let go would have not cost that much to keep.  

Everyone on the boards should really pay attention to this and stop trying to downplay how much it has affected the team. I understand it's to late now and we have to figure something out but I'm almost positive we would be in a way better position with the same exact team we had last year. It's either on Caldwell or Marrone. Even with not selecting a qb and taking at DT in the first round. We should have taken Lamar Jackson to put some pressure on Blake to play his best football or fear losing his job.

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