Quote:Why don't wins and losses mean anything this year?  I get the sense that that is the biggest gap between the two factions of fans.  Everyone agrees with how bad we are, but some are upset about it and others are accepting of it.  Consider me one of the former.  I'm upset about how bad we are.  It's not acceptable to look as putrid as we have this year.  We need to start winning some games. 

Nobody is happy with how badly they have played thus far this season, but as was stated above, this year was never about wins and losses.  It was about getting better, and being competitive.  So far that hasn't been the case, but we're 5 games into the season with an extremely young roster at some pretty critical positions.  It's going to take time to develop the momentum. 

 

I think we saw the first indication of that against Pittsburgh when we held the 4th best offense in the league under their averages for points and yards per game.  The offense struggled, but with the changes on the line, and rookie receivers running around out there still trying to understand the nuances involved in being effective at this level, that would be expected.

 

If the team continues to languish when we get to the bye week and beyond, then maybe there's a reason to be concerned.  There's a lot of football to play yet, and a lot of time for the team to develop and improve.  With as much youth as we've got out there, I fully expect to see the team gradually get better as the season progresses. 

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