National Media Now Saying Chicago Bears Fleeced Carolina
Oct 11, 2023 8:08:53 GMT -6
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Post by JABF on Oct 11, 2023 8:08:53 GMT -6
I am getting a bit on the scared poopless side as we (all of a sudden) seem to be getting better. What happens if we rip off a 4 or 5 game win streak. I do not seriously think we will do this. But I can see scenarios playing out that allow Flus et al to stick around.
Unless there are coaching changes, IMO this will all be temporary. I think we have to keep asking ourselves questions like, how did Claypool end up playing with no knowledge of the playbook? I find that inconceivable. And frankly, disgusting. I am not trying to remove any blame form Claypool. But if he refused to do the studying and/or just wouldn't put in the work, either the coaches didn't know what was going on with him. Or they were, at best, passive enablers (meaning they sat back and let it happen).
I think about the same things. And I have no clue as to how this will play out in the end... or really how it should play out. But one possible (long shot) scenario COULD be that the team settles down and gets better and better as this season progresses - due to the coaches and all these new players on the roster, getting better. Better player performances and better coaching performances.
Fans don't want to accept that as even a remote possibility.
But what if it does happen? I get it that fans want to "punish" the coaches for a horrific string of losses. I do get that. We are angry and want everyone fired.
But I do figure that if we see marked improvement then that means the green-as-a-gourd players and coaches actually DID get better with time, learning their craft. Obviously, the roster needs a LOT more talent, and the coaching staff needs a DC. I get it, that people have written off Getsy as an idiot. And most have done the same with Eberflus. But what if they truly did learn from their mistakes? Not saying they have. Just saying that is one outcome when you hire first-time rookie coaches. They suck at first. They learn from mistakes. They can sometimes improve and be better. Look at the great coaches in history who sucked in the beginning (Bill Belichick was so bad that even the lowly Cleveland Browns fired him on his first attempt to be a head coach).
I do try to keep an open mind on things. I do believe that some people get better with experience - after making a number of mistakes but learning from those mistakes. Frankly, I can personally relate to that in my own life. But I did learn and get better... but those first years of my career (as a leader/manager) were pretty bad. I had to learn and get better. That did take some time.
Yeah, I'm not saying any of these coaches should stay. But if they would show significant progress and improvement I think you have to weigh that. And maybe you still move on from them. But don't think bringing in a new crew of young coaches will be different. They too will have a learning curve. Just like new/young players do. I shake my head when fans give up on rookies during their first season... rookies are gonna rookie. It's painful. But that's the gig with young/new players. If you can't deal with that then I don't know what to tell 'em.
