Lofton80

If DJ stays, he will get someone that no one else wants as his OC. A retread we are competing with no one to sign and we will hear all about his great ideas only to watch Jauron ball take over. The only successful strategy is to turn it all over to a football guy and let him call the shots. So what if it didn't work with TD, give Casserly or Ron Wolf the keys to the car and tell Ralph, Littman and Russ to watch and enjoy.

He will get what he wants from someone. He has earned it.

Lori nailed it. The continuous short passes, the running calls at the end of the half Sunday and at the end of the Cleveland game have Jauron's influence. Jauron plays for field goals. Remember all the interviews with Turk about him being a riverboat gambler before the season. Well he works for the guys who plays it safe. If DJ fires his coordinators, who is going to come and work on this sinking ship?

I don't even care to measure our frustration against another team. I would take wins over losses any day.

Ghost of Rockpile nailed it. Losing to SF and Cleveland at home? The Jet nightmare. Team should have had 10 wins at least. This season was an opportunity lost.

Be even better if he brought Brian Dawkins with him. He is an example of how a safety should play the game.

The end unless Marv wants to join in for part time work. Matt Millen is always available.

I bet he wouldn't run the ball into the line with 22 seconds left in the half and no timeouts or role out JP in a game that was all but over. Anyone is an improvement.......................but the players love him.

No, he probably agreed to a pay cut to keep his job.

They are not getting rid of the LB corp. I could see Ellison getting replaced as he gets dragged 4 yards after contact a lot. Poz seems too far away from the line and gets caught up in traffic a lot. I wonder if he belongs on the outside.

Russ Grimm would be great. A former oline coach committed to the run, perfect for a Northeast team. Rex Ryan, Josh McDaniel, Tenn coordinators. If Jim Johnson of Philly wasn't so old, I would take a run at him. Hell, I would take Jim Haslet or Cam Cameron over Jauron.

Jauron settling for the losing FG vs Cleveland. The air went out of the balloon right then and there.

Great post KOK!! One of the best I have read. Jauron is responsible without question. Running the ball into the line three times to set up a long FG against Cleveland told me all I needed to know. He plays it safe. I think the players all love him wherever he goes because he is soft on them. The result is an unprepared team. Unprepared to run plays, unprepared on use of timeouts, unprepared to cover sidelines late in game (Dallas 2007), unprepared to snap a ball from shotgun formation, etc. etc. The only explanation for Ralph keeping Jauron is he doesn't want to pay him.

Amen Fergie! Def the number 1 problem.

I could see Ralph recycling Del Rio or Mike Nolan.

I think the team lacks leadership both from the HC and from the players on the field. Finesse best descibes the team. Watch Ray Lewis lead his team, whether you like him or not, you have to love his passion for the game. We have no one like that. We have a QB and a coach who both look scared to death during the game. Seeing as this season is shot, I might make a few changes for the balance of the season. I would name Bobby April the interim coach tomorrow. Tell Edwards to sack up and show he has the stomach for the game. If he can't go, give Hamdan a chance. I would tell Derrick Dockery he is playing for his contract. What a disappointment he is!!! I would tell Perry Fewell to feel free to experiment with something other than the cover-2. Take a few gambles for gods sakes. I would tell Turk Schonert that we will throw the towards Hardy in the red zone once a game just for kicks.

Was that crowd chanting "Let's go Dolphins"?

Losman takes his eyes away from the receivers as soon as he senses pressure and typically runs right into a stack of players or better yet runs right where the outside rushers are being pushed. He is not good.

As long as we are on the subject of Dockery, why would he hit a guy from behind on a play that was already a washout? Pushed us back another 10 with a meaningless block in the back. Undisciplined play.

A mentally healthy TE is what we need. The panic stricken check down artist we see today will never get us to 9-7 or 10-6. We have lost at home to two of the worst teams in the league, I assume no game is a sure win right now. As for the supposed injury, why not retape it, give it a try for the team. He was not sitting on the sidelines, did not appear to be in pain. It's a tough violent game. I am sure Rothlesberger's teammates think the world of him for playing thu a seperated shoulder. How about Rivers in SD playing with a torn up knee in last year's playoff? A strained groin with a playoff spot on the line and Edwards can't go? I don't get it. Either he was benched or is not much of a leader.

I am all for it. Put April in charge for a test drive. Obviously, the team is not responding to its present leadership.

I dunno, maybe the fact that he has won 150 games in the league versus our current coach with a 35% career winning percentage. I hardly blame Marty for fumbles by his runners as they are heading in for game winning scores in Cleveland's playoff games. He led SD to its best season in 30 years and lost to a team that won 3 rings in 5 years. Ralph would never pay him anyway.

I would love to have Marty at this point. I don't see Jauron turning this around. Poor time manangement, poor kicking game decisons, zero charisma, etc.

Stroud has been more than "average at best" in my opinion. Some games like Seattle, Jax and Cleve he has been a force. Perhaps you have forgotten the run defense from 2007. Throw in a tape of last year's Giants game and watch Bradshaw go up the middle repeatedly. Stroud has made a difference. Another important factor is Jenkins injury history. He played very little the last few years due to a back injury. Stoud was hurt last year as well but not with a recurring career threatening injury like Jenkins back issue.

My guesses: Bruce Smith = Lock Rod Woodson = Lock Next level Derrick Thomas = Was one of his era's Superstars, teams had to gameplan away from him Cris Carter = Hard to ignore 1,000 catches, almost made it last year Could make a good argument Charles Haley - Five rings, great pass rusher Andre Reed - underrated outside Buffalo despite his numbers Cortez Kennedy - was a great player Others: Shannon Sharpe - a glorifed WR in my opinion, good player but gets a lot of love for the position he played where his numbers look flashy but was he really a TE Tagliague- have read in the past that none of the writers vote him too high - wish they had a seperate category for him so players aren't left out Russ Grimm; I never understood why Joe Jacoby got less attention, he was the star of that OL Kuchenburg; Dr. Z pushes for him all the time, Langer and Little are already in, do we need 3 guys from one interior OL in the hall