tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post2616375598912784194..comments2023-09-26T15:04:00.610-05:00Comments on Dave Krieg's Strike Beard: Tomorrow Doesn't Have to be Like YesterdayRamona P. http://www.blogger.com/profile/12287491380049695397noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-85850958987590377512011-09-20T21:49:38.523-05:002011-09-20T21:49:38.523-05:00I applaud your confidence that the playoffs are st...I applaud your confidence that the playoffs are still within reach. I certainly do not disagree with that - as last year proved it is possible and the NFC West is still bad. And I likewise lament those who would merely write off the season as a failure. But I believe it is acceptable as a fan to acknowledge the likely result. This team is not going to the playoffs but that is okay. They are not going to go 0-16. But a bad 3-13 or 4-12 season is not out of the realm of possible.<br /><br />The thing is I don't think that even a bad 4-12 season is cause for too much alarm -- as bizarre as that might seem. Under no circumstance should PC's job be in danger. The team made the conscious decision to get younger and faster while getting worse in the short term. If the management bought off on that they have to tolerate losing. I am okay with losing and a bad year as long as they don't give up (i.e., the Jim Mora Season) and they get better as the season progresses. Improvement is all we can hope for as fans. The playoffs are unrealistic. <br /><br />I don't think this makes me a bad fan. I think we're playing to get good in the long term and building something strong. That means not winning in the short term so that young guys get the experience.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498092656203868774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-35923181070723225862011-09-20T10:54:12.920-05:002011-09-20T10:54:12.920-05:00We've looked bad, especially on offense. We h...We've looked bad, especially on offense. We have had bright spots, especially on defense.<br /><br />2-14, while a depression-filled season, isn't the end of the world, and has a nice silver lining, especially this year. A great draft, in a year with marquee players at positions we need will do wonders to transform this team into a winning franchise.<br /><br />9-7 or better will still have bumps, but will end up being a great season, relatively speaking. That record would certainly look like a division-winning one, and that means another shot at the playoffs. Like they say, anything can happen in the playoffs.<br /><br />What really scares me, though, is mediocrity. Mired in a 6-10ish season will be horrible. We'll lose just enough games to miss out on the playoffs, and win just enough to miss out on key players in the draft.<br /><br />I'll be cheering for the win this Sunday, as I always do, and I'll never cheer for us to lose. Why root for the team if you're just going to root for losing?<br /><br />To me, a loss next week won't doom the season. A .500 record between now and the bye just might.Jonathan Dalarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001176878191347542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-25650071446104686552011-09-19T22:49:10.960-05:002011-09-19T22:49:10.960-05:00In general I've been super negative on twitter...In general I've been super negative on twitter in responding to your posts, but it all comes from just how awful Jackson has been. I know it's not exclusively his fault (it never is one players) but he has done everything poorly from the first preseason game until now, even when given the time. ZERO targets to BMW and Miller combined in the first half yesterday is completely inexcusable and absurd from any QB.<br /><br />Seeing as how Carroll seems dead set on riding Jackson until he is either injured or kills his family, I don't see the depressing tailspin ending.<br /><br />That doesn't mean I can't see us beating some shitty teams, which thankfully we still have 5 more games against, I just don't see us looking competent against any team outside of the NFC West....again.<br /><br />All that being said, this is my 9th year as a season ticket holder and I wouldn't miss a game for practically anything. SEA!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809607798272518457noreply@blogger.com