The realistic critique

[BillyDee87]

@"Grover"

The lack of a running game is putting alot of pressure on the QB and “O” line
there wasn’t even any screens except the screen that Lamar dropped that would have gone for a TD! :roll:
I like Ellingson and Grant as receivers.

There was also an attempt at a screen play to Chevy, which went incomplete.

[bobo8224]

Who said anything about aborting ship,I'm just stating the obvious that this East division this year is possibly the weakest in league history.Realistically we could come out with the same amount of wins as last year,and actually move up two spots in the standings.....hey who knows...6 wins could get you first!!! Yer right though,lots of football left to be played,let's see how it plays out,so far it looks like a turtle race!! :oops:

[tabbyfan]

@"patmac"

The Ticats are still suffering from mistakes of the past. Bob Obillovich was a good football man
However, His ability to spot talent on the defensive side of the ball was weak in his last couple
of years as Ticats GM. It left a us with a weak defensive team. Bellefaille couldn’t fix it and it cost
him his job. Cortez was incapable of fixing it and it cost him his job. They both tried to outscore the opposition in order compensate for the fact they couldn’t stop anyone. ( Chamblin & Creehan ) Two defensive co-ordinators
tried to run a defence that was simply too short on talent to be effective. They ended up, for the most part, spinning
their wheels. The problem with this team on the defensive side of the ball are long term. They will require time
to fix them. I like what Austin is trying to do. IMHO he is extending training camp. He is constantly bringing in new
talent and has no hesitation to make changes in an attempt to upgrade.
Peach and Boudreau were both horrible in the Toronto game and neither has played since. They haven’t been released in some knee jerk reaction but an upgrade search is ongoing. Mediocre play is not being tolerated for the first time in years.
Injuries , unfortunately , will slow the process. This process will take time. We have to be patient and optimistic.
Although it is a long term fix we are finally headed in the right direction. When this team is healthy it will be a good one that will improve with each game.

I like this post, well stated and observant. :thup: