They Are Who We Thought They Were

[Arky]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Be honest. If you'd been told before the season began that we'd start 2-1 against Indy, Washington and Dallas, you'd have taken it, right?

Oh yeah, most definitely. But the way they lost this one was just some uninspired playing. That and it was the Cowboys.... I would have gladly swapped a win over Washington for a win over the Cowboys.

They don't go from world beaters to chumps in a week, IMO... The truth is, as you mention, somewhere in the middle. Just a bad performance today.... they didn't have anyone really step up....Not a playmaker in the bunch. No strips, INT"s or fumbles recovered, no kick or punt returns for points, bad hands in the passing game, players slipping at inopportune times (How come Dallas never slipped?) - Foster was solid in the run game but even he had a fumble. He's been carrying the ball JJ-like lately and it was just a matter of time before it happened.... I'm sure he'll hear about it. I could mention many more nit-picky things and the fact that we are developing a weekly "no-show" list (paging Shaun Cody) but I'll save that for now...

They may just be "very good" like you mention and they may still be a year away from being a solid, consistent team. But the idea is to improve over the course of the year. They can start next week with a win over Oakland. After that, Cushing's return will be a welcome sight...