(01-12-2024, 05:16 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(01-12-2024, 05:02 PM)snarkyguy_he_him_his Wrote: Sigh.

It's their entire job to make things work with what is there.

How can you defend an 8-3 start and a 9-8 finish?

I'm fine if they tried and failed. They didn't try anything. They just said "Hey guys that we know suck, stop sucking!"  Cool. Same play! Let's go!

It's fine that fans are in complain mode after a bad finish to the year.

They just don't all understand how to complain about the actual problems instead of made up problems like "the coaches didn't try anything!" 

That is not accurate and it completely ignores a whole rash of issues that handcuffed the coaches options.

Exactly right. 31 teams end the season with things they need to address and improve in the offseason. That can be huge changes or fine tuning certain things. People are acting like the way the season ended we need huge changes and we really don't. We need to address the personnel issues, add some talent and depth, get more out of our better players and so many things will start clicking. We were 8-3, and beating some good teams and being unbeaten on the road was some kind of fluke.

Baalkes got a big summer ahead to address the issues and we hope he gets the decisions right. 

One thing I find interesting every offseason is where fans draw the line on responsibility. The GM signs the player, the HC plays him in a position, the co-ordinator calls the plays, the player executes the plays, the position coach coaches them to execute the plays.

Everyone has their own opinion of where responsibility lies if a player doesn't have a good season or a part of the O or D doesn't perform as expected.

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