Sunday, November 02, 2003
Early for a change
We got the "Weak" 9 picks posted early today, thanks to travel considerations for the Junior Bro. To echo Sean's comments of yesterday, this does look like a tough week. We racked up five splits, with Sean getting all the visitors while I have the homies. That is cold comfort when one considers that I'm counting on Arizona in one of those games, and we have our fourth Monday night split of the season (I've yet to win one). Maybe Denver will surprise me and mount a 28-point lead that doesn't get blown in the fourth quarter. >:-/
BTW... Sean, I loved your analysis of the Soon-To-Be-4-And-9ers' pathetic performance so far. I hate to say it, but the buck stops with Dennis Erickson. This is what you get when you hire a guy from that college football powerhouse of the Pacific Northwest, Oregon State. Yeah, it's easy to kick a guy when his team is down, but look at Dallas and what good coaching has done there. Everyone was writing off the Cowboys before the start of the season, yet they have been one of the bright spots of the NawFuL so far.
I don't think Steve Mariucci was the guy to take the team to the next level either, as he was still cruising on George Seifert's success. And to wit, look at how quickly he has turned the Lion cubs back into maneating beasts. (Not!)
Truth is, there a few great coaches out there and a whole bunch of mediocre ones. The Bill Parcellses, Dick Vermeils and John Grudens aren't easy to come by. If they were, you would have more teams like the Kansas City Chiefs and fewer like the San Diego Chargers... or the Detroit Lions... or the Chicago Bears... or the Cincinnati Bengals... or the -- oh heck, this is too easy. I'm going to bed now.
Glenn 8-D 1:58:00 AM
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