[Meks]

Originally Posted by calia

All really good points. Let's be honest, with the injury situation, we are in a precarious position. When healthy, and even sometimes when not, we can play with anyone. The Eagles didn't blow us out (the second game was particularly close), we hung with the Vikings and Saints until the last minute or so, and the Chiefs as well (looking less impressive now). Beating Seattle in Seattle is no small feat (just ask the Eagles). This team seems like it is trending in the right direction despite DS and BA.

Our special teams are bad and have been bad for long enough that one has to think a coaching change there is not unrealistic. But defense started strong (but injuries have been brutal) and offense is punching above its weight when considering no legit 1WR, no legit RB, and a TE1 who is chronically injured.

Does Gruden have room for improvement? Of course. I'd like to see a better use of timeouts, halftime adjustments, and making better use of certain player skills (e.g., why aren't we throwing to Vernon Davis more often?). But no team is likely do perform well with 1/3 on IR and another 1/3 walking wounded. We have lacked consistency as an organization for too long; let's give Gruden a little more time, I'd say.

the last bit about gruden has been true for years though so it worries me in regards to the room for improvement, that he hasn't really made any noticeable strides by way of the eye test...