Originally Posted by
McBa1n
Yeah - but you're arguing a reality that didn't happen.
Lets look at reality...
Gore flat out stinks. Alex Smith, also, was not worthy of a #1 overall pick.
K?
Ahman Green and Tiki Barber fumbled at Gore's pace (or less, and they weren't in their PRIME) and their teams made the playoffs... Why?
They had GOOD TEAMS and their backs were ELITE and rushed for over 1200 yards (despite turnovers), and did that easily.
The 9rs, with all due respect, after their showing at Arrowhead, proved that they are over a decade away.
I'm not saying Barlow was the answer.. He was in the botton 10 for 'featured RBs' prior to this year.. HOWEVER - you need a guy like Barlow. Gore was drafted where he was BECAUSE HE STINKS. That's why so many teams passed over him again and again and AGAIN. For a Miami back, he's disgraceful and I'm shocked the 9rs went with him as the #1 guy this year...He's been horrible his whole career, by comparison to any 'serviceable' back. That was a really bad decision (unless Barlow was a cancer in that locker room, in which, I'd sign off on just flat-out cutting him... He's that slow/weak).
The 9rs O has shown flashes against D's that are BAILING OUT and nothing more. That's vintage Tampa-2 D they are playing against, if you watch the games. Their Wide Receivers stink, and that's not even arguable. If Antonio Bryant gets cut by the Browns (after being shipped out of Dallas), you can't like him all that much. His attitude is amongst the worst 5 amongst primadona receivers in the NFL, also. He's almost as bad as Freddie Mitchell - the yardstick for wide outs that Lawrence Phillips is for RBs.
I'd like to see the 9rs rise... I REALLY believed they were - but losing like they did last week proved me VERY wrong. You DON'T lose games like that when your team is improving. You CAN'T.
That team lost heart in the 1st Q. That says to me that they need to REOVERHAUL to be competitive again.
I'm not trying to disrespect 9rs fans. I only talk about what I see.
The 9rs, probably, (or SHOULD -lol) beat my Packers. But I will say, it'd be a heluva scrub battle.
Both are a LONG way away from the playoffs.
..And while GB will only win 2-3 games (max) this year - I don't know who would win that game.
That says a LOT about the 9rs coach.
He's not the guy for that job.. He may be good, but he's not good enough for the NFL. (and neither is the Pack's guy)