While it is completely understandable for fans to want someone to be able to point to and say.....'yes, it's HIS fault'.... that just isn't the situation here.

For starters... 

 

Would we be 'better' if we did fire Gus? Having a turnstile of coaches is not a recipe for winning football.... 

Can you really evaluate a head coach in just two seasons and with such a high percentage of rookies playing? I think not...

Have you forgotten that Gus has a super bowl ring as a coach? That's tangible proof that if he's given something to work with, he can coach....

Who is out there who is both.... a. available and.... b. proven... to be better than Gus Bradley?

 

Don't get me wrong; I find that 'Tony Evans' rap that Gus does to be tiresome. Nevertheless, I think that putting this on the head coach at this point is irrational on one hand and impractical on the other. It sucks to be in the situation we've found ourselves; but, given the circumstances we've had, last season and unfortunately this season were pretty predictable, bordering on inevitable. 

 

I'll say that many of us (myself included) allowed ourselves to be over-hyped about the team and developed unrealistic expectations as a result. Frustration, disappointment, and a growing sense of apathy about the future of the franchise followed on the heels of so many back to back losses. But sooner or later, if we can stay on track with building primarily through quality drafting we will see better days. These are the hard times. They were made worse because we took too long (years...) to buckle down and do the hard thing to 'upright' this ship. This is the challenge for the team AND the fans. 

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