Quote:I'm trying to be objective. We were sold a story that centered on " improvement ". We were encouraged to ignore wins and losses. Improvement.........game by game.........was what we were supposed to focus on. When that directive was stated, we knew the offense would be littered with rookies. We knew Blackmon was a long shot to ever play again. I'm not expecting miracles.........just overall progress. I realize there will be regressions, but the plan was that we'd be a much better team by game 16 than game 1, and I'm not seeing any trend in that direction. Point some out, I'll be glad to change my "perspective".

 

No one within the organization told you that there would improvement game by game. I think most (if not all) people who make their living in the NFL understand that rookie progress is not steady, not consistent, and probably quite often, doesn't even look like progress.

 

But yes, I think this team is going to look better in Week 16 than in Week 1. If you're looking for progress, why don't you try the stat lines on the games on a week-by-week basis since you can't see any trend of improvement in the run game, the pass game, or the defense. The team is definitely better now than they were Week 1. If they continue to improve, then they will be better in Week 16 than they are now. There's been no sign of a consistent and permanent lack of improvement.

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