Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
The thing that bugs me the most about our 4 wins is that three out of four of them were practically flukes. Well... the Ravens game we were definitely the better team especially due to their defensive injuries, but still they missed a normal-length FG during the game and were in FG range at the end of the game so that tells you something. We beat the Falcons by one point when they made the idiotic decision to kick a FG at the end instead of go for the TD. And don't even get me started on the Bears game. We owned them in OT, but in regulation they missed not one, but TWO short FG's.
Ugh. All these FG's inflating our record. They may have felt good as they happened and any other season I would be thankful for them. But when they're the only way to win with Tomsula... that should tell you something.
The opener against the Vikings with Carlos Hyde, and the Ravens game to me were really our only quality, legitimate wins this season. Part of me wants the Vikings to lose tomorrow and then go one-and-down in the playoffs just to make Tomsula's resume for returning look even worse.
Tomorrow is the first game in awhile where I actually kind of want us to lose... I admit I kind of wanted us to lose the home game to the Cardinals too just to keep Seattle from winning the division (turns out they didn't even need that win all that much), but if losing to the Todd Gurley-less Rams at home by a convincing amount in front of a sparse crowd is enough to make Tomsula look bad, so be it. Obviously, I won't cheer at all if we get dumped on (I didn't cheer at all when the Cardinals beat us earlier this year) but I'll just think about Jed York and what he's going to say every time the Rams make a play tomorrow.
I want a loss today too. I hate being in that position, but a win today could give York enough justification to decide in favor of JT. Finishing a season with some momentum is the phase they'll echo. I'm just hoping for a clean break after the season, then we start a full-on rebuild.
We need some quality coaching that can bring good systems to provide some continuity. We can't go back to the dark ages where it a different inept coach every couple years, who is just trying to hang on and rule as an authoritarian. We need smart, (young is ideal) coaches that can gameplan and ensure our players are prepared on game day. We get the impression that the team doesn't work hard during the week and they revert to walk throughs and some light work a few times a week. The result is a team that is anxious, jumping offsides repeatedly, with poor fundamental tackling, no chemistry blocking as a line, frequent dropped passes, and the list goes on. We need a coach that holds people accountable and can be a figure that players believe in. This season, everyone knew the ship was sinking and many of them were just going through the motions.
We need change in the worst way. Hopefully it starts in the coming days, but a loss to the Rams may be what's needed to force York's hand.
[ Edited by strickac on Jan 3, 2016 at 4:27 AM ]
