Ease up off the panic buttons!!!

[Paintrain]

I'm just as pissed and disappointed as anyone else and at 1-2 we're not where I expected us to be. That being said, I said before the season started we need to get to the bye week at 4-2 if we wanted a successful season. Cleveland and Chicago should be wins, no doubt. The Ravens game October 10th will be a good test of what kind of team we are. After that we play a challenging, but by no means a killer schedule. Let's all relax, take it week by week and get to the bye with some momentum and go from there.

My thoughts on the Cowfags game:

1. The refs screwed us to the tune of a potential 14 point swing. We outplayed the Cowfags, but it's hard playing 11 on 17..

2. Time management has to improve as does the playcalling on the goal-line. If Portis can't bury his head and get into the end zone then we need to put Betts or Rock in there. The wasted timeouts hurt us as did having to kick a FG after 1st and goal at the 1.

3. Williams needs to stop getting conservative with the blitz late in the 4th quarter. If they haven't beat it, keep using it, we cannot generate a pass rush with our defensive line alone. Also, the defense needs to create more turnovers.

4. Gardner needs to play like this EVERY WEEK!!!!!!! Once Coles shakes out the cobwebs from the Roy Williams hit, he needs to step it up as well. All the early drops are unacceptable.

5. The O-line needs to tighten up. Too many hits on the QB. The Dixon hit was wicked, Brunell can't take too many of those. If he didn't try to do a Drew Bledsoe impression by standing in the pocket patting the ball like he was trying to burp it he would help himself some, but he needs time to get rid of it.