Despite the record I still believe we have reason to brag. We were the #5 scoring offense in the league and #8 overall in terms of yards.
"djcubez" wrote:
Oh how I disagree with that thinking...
Rankings do little other than give one perspective on how one has done, but I have yet to see a trophy for an offense being in the top 5 consistently. Hell, the Vikes have been #1 against the rush for a couple years in a row, yet when was their last deep playoff run?
At this level of sports, you play to win the big game, if you don't your goals have fallen short. Simple as that.. only one team can say the accomplished what they set out to do.
We the fans seek enjoyment from the games.. some of us have a hard time separating enjoyment from the reality of the situation.. which is a need to win consistently.
I see 08 as either a opportunity to build from or crumble.. this offseason should show whom learned from the hard defeats of the 08 season, and which players come in without a fire for redemption.
If the fabric of this team is what Ted and Co. set out to do when they got here, building a team with strong character, the number of players seeking redemption will far outweigh those that aren't.
That there will be a true measure of how well Ted as done building this team. And I hate to say this, none of us will truly know the results without seeing that attitude first hand.
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"