Quote:Think about it. You wanted patience with Bortles and said everyone who disagreed were babies. Now they are easing him in you want him to throw down field every throw despite 2 long bombs being picked already.


You will be banned soon so enjoy the freedom ...

 

Yes I did want Bortles broght along slowly (meaning not starting until the bye week or so)....

 

But now that he is in there, they aren't doing him any favors by not attacking the whole field on a regular basis. If anything it would make his life easier as the defense wouldn't be able to play their game in the same 10-15 yard box. Gotta keep a defense on its heels. 

 

No one's saying to throw downfield every throw, thats just your hyperbole. I think you should at least take 1 shot deep downfield on average every quarter of play. 

 

I don't care about Bortles INT's on deep throws. They are no worse than a punt. And more often then not they will either be caught or generate a pass interference flag, once he and the receivers start getting some confidence which can only be got through repetitions. 

 

 

I guess you're just mad since you were so God-awful wrong on your Andrew Luck assertions, and I am turning out right on them. 

 

Quote:The only point that remains is mine, which this supposed great coaching job by Tom to lead a seriously bad roster to a competitive year was really just a product of your poor memory.  Regardless of what year Henderson and Stroud were in, they were better players that year than anybody on the current roster.  So your comparison isn't remotely valid.

 

And the 49ers did sit out the draft and free angency, then?  Or did they cut all of their draft picks ans free agents in the preseason?  If the answer to both those questions is no, than it can't be largely the same roster.   

 

Poor memory? Me??? In 2002, The Jags, despite a sub par roster, and it was.....was within 7 points in almost every one of their losses that year. They actually had a positive point differential, despite a 6-10 record. 

 

Coaching indeed was quality. Tom Coughlin being fired was the cause of the curse put on this team, not beating Dan Marino in the playoffs. 

 

Coaching was never the main reason those 2000-2002 teams had losing records and we jettisioned Tom anyway and replaced him with a downgrade; a guy that indeed had issues as a head coach. 

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