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Especially since nobody knows what happened - it's all just guesses by everyone here.

It's the exception, rather than the norm. Yeah, Tampa and Indy did it, but they were both stacked with talent. I just don't see us bringing in another new coach and getting to the playoffs next year. CW

If so, we won't make the playoffs for a minimum of 3 years. Accept it. Embrace it. You can't change coaches every two years and expect to win.

I know a lot of people liked these two movies. http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/...n.ap/index.html

After this past weekend, do you think Moulds even wants to play here anymore? I wouldn't be surprised if the answer is no. CW

Exactly.

Especially against the Dolphins, the coaching staff made HUGE mistakes. I don't fault them for the pass on 1st down, but they played the 2nd-4th quarters as if it were a Madden football game -- throwing on nearly EVERY play it seemed. The Parrish pass was particularly lame IMHO. That said, I would hope that they've learned from their mistakes, and I'm willing to give the team another year. Remember, we DID go 9-7 last year with the same coaching staff... I'm getting tired of firing our coaches every two years -- Wade, GW, now possibly MM -- and feel that coaching consistency will be a definately advantage for us. Look at Marvin Lewis -- this is his third year in Cincy, isn't it? CW

Yeah, 8-8 and 9-7 were cataclysmic failures for the ages. Everyone was so quick to get rid of Bledsoe, saying "Anyone can play better than he does!" Now the rally call is, "Well, of COURSE JPL isn't as good, he's young!" Everyone needs to take a step back and look at the situation as a whole, instead of individual plays. We're becoming a bit too myopic. CW

Reed had a great rookie season and has even looked good this year. The jury's still out (and I was a big anti-JR guy in the offseason). Last I checked, he's a starter. He has 2.5 sacks, a FF, an INT, and 4 pass defenses. That's solid. I'll give you those guys; they play, still on the roster (get points for that), but they're not really very solid IMHO. You can't bash a 5th round pick. Too early to tell -- he's looked good in flashes (especially before he was hurt last year), but he also stays in to block because of our bad OL. He's only in his 2nd year. No argument there. Why was this bad? We brought him in, he didn't work out, we let him go. It was definately a move with a LOT of upside and no downside. It's not like we kept him an entire season or anything. You're reaching. Why do people bash Posey so much? The same people who said, "Bledsoe needs a probowl OL, two probowl RBs, two probowl TEs and two probowl WRs to be good," think that we need all pro-bowlers on our defense. Posey is an above average player who is solid but not bad. He's brought in players like Fletcher and Spikes, as well as drafting superstars like McGee (special teams). I still think we need to give the coaches a bit more than 2 years before starting over (and GW only really got 2 years - his first year was with scrubs, 90% of which are probably not even in the league anymore). CW

Hmm, I'll have to check that out when I get home tonight. CW

And TD has done just that. Spikes on defense WM and/or JPL on offense That was the plan. So tell me again how TD has "failed?" Aside from the lines (as you said), we have good talent. We definately need help, especially on the OL, but this team isn't as bad as people are making it out to be. I still saying blowing everything up will be a HUGE step backwards. How about letting a coach have more than 2 years? EDIT: Yes, I do realize I will be called an idiot by the pitchfork waivers. CW

Because drafting AS, NC, WM, JPL, CK, etc, were all bad picks? Or are we basing the entire "Draft bust" theory on MW? Or am I missing something? CW

It was ok when Polian/Levy did that though? CW

The only thing that sucks is that the division winner will be either New England (probably) or Miami (doubtful). I don't want either of those teams to win... Of course, we technically do still have a very outside shot... CW

Was he an old man? A spider? A cow? A vampire? Which form was he in? CW

It's for the shorties!!!!

Do people even read threads before posting their comments....? Look what I posted three hours before you, including a link and everything. It's the *7th* tiebreaker, and as far as I know, has never gone that far before. CW

Thsi is becoming the lamest cliche in sports history. It's the fans equivelent to "we have to execute better." They both mean nothing. CW

Yeah, except the chances of it EVER going to that deep of a tiebreaker are practically 0. It's the 7th tiebreaker (out of 10). http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakers That's like saying the Patriots were justified in going for two after the "Just give it to 'em game" because they might need the points for a tiebreaker. It's classless, plain and simple. CW

But points-for is a better indicator, no? That's what everyone says when we had the #2 ranked defense in the NFL anyway... Anyway, thanks for the clarification. CW

You sure about that stat? Yesterday, the announcers said we were *2nd* in the NFL in points-for in the 1st quarter. We scored 21 yesterday, so I'd assume we're no worse than 2nd now... Unless the announcers were wrong yesterday; wouldn't be the first tiem. Or unelss I misread the screen, also wouldn't be the first time. Good points though. DW

OJ was found not guilty. CW

No, but we ran the score up on several opponents. Oh, and we had a winning record. CW

Taking a knee to end the game ISN'T taking your foot off their throat. Scoring (or attempting to score) is just being an ass in that situation.

That's a weak argument. They were up by multiple scores, with the ball, and could've taken a knee to END THE GAME. It's not like they would've had to give us the ball back with a chance to win. It would've taken more time than was even on the clock to run all the way for a TD. CW