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Originally Posted by The Goat
The only place I've heard Mike for COY is on this board, where else has he been named?
Also, haven't heard RG discussed as MVP outside this board. P Manning, Brady and AP I've heard about. Manning gets it IMO.
Zorn was a joke, but this is Shanahan's team and roster through and through. Interestingly enough, the only remnants or similarities between the two regimes have been in play-calling eg swinging gate vs RG catching the pass against Ryan Clark. I'm not really sure why anyone brings Zorn up otherwise, what does he have to do with anything at this point? You can say the team was depleted of talent, but that's been debunked by Tripp and frankly, common sense. The defense Mike inherited was better than anything he's been able to put together since.
NFL.com lists pts/game ranking for us:
2012-23rd
2011-21st
2010-21st
2009-18th
2008-6th
The 18th ranking in 2009 is probably misleading because much of the team mailed it in halfway through the season. But it's clear anyway. In five seasons we went from 6th to 23rd, and Shanahan has everything to do with that. He also is responsible for an improved offense. So where does that leave us? Again, what's the Shanaplan? How does the defense improve so we can be a contender, given the lack of resources we have going forward? How does it "work" when father and son run the organization from top to bottom?
I don't blame anybody for avoiding specifics here btw. Just don't pretend they're unimportant.
Now we can go back to discussing Jordan Black  |
So... You...
1) proved the defense went from 18th to 23rd under Shanahan.
2) Completely avoided specifics by saying the 18th ranking is "misleading"
3) Said Shanahan has everything to do with the last 5 years of the defense, even though he's been here 2 3/4 years total.
4) Misleadingly claimed that the defense dropped from 6th to 23rd under Shanahan when your own facts clearly state that it has only dropped from 18th to 23rd.
5) Make an odd attempt to laugh at us by claiming that we are "avoiding specifics".