todd Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 Yeah, and Ronnie Harmon's drop was against the Browns, but we get the correlation. Fixed. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiragandhi'sthong Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Jeez ... I feel like I need a cigarette now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95altima12 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Let's relate the situation of having a new coaching staff & GM to dating. Maybe it will help some of us understand the stages we will go through before we get some. Let's say the first year of a new regime is like the first date. Yeah, you'd like to score but you'll probably only get a kiss with maybe a little touchy-touchy. Enough to entice you and make you think that the dates to come will be worth it. That's where we are after the first year. Our interest is piqued. Why so serious? Record: 4-12 Second date = second year. Things are better. After the date, she invites you in to "watch tv" and you fool around a bit. Things get a lot more interesting but you still don't score. But boy, it was fun! You are really starting to like the girl! Maybe she's worth waiting for. You aren't there yet, but you are starting to get confident things are really going to be good if it does happen. Goal posts might come down after we beat the pats. Record: 6-9 Third date = third year. Expectations are high. You're getting comfortable with your success. You are getting along great. Things are going so well, maybe you will even get to the SB for the big score! You bring her home, and things are hot & heavy. You can feel the success in the air! But wait, what? It is "that time of the month" so you can't go all the way. You make the playoffs, but you can't get to the show! Think Ronnie Harmon against the Browns. So close! Record: Lose in wildcard. Fourth date = fourth year. You know it will happen. If not this date, then next. She wants it, you want it. If you don't close the deal, it won't be your fault. Maybe her mother is visiting or something. If you don't close the deal on this date, you know it will happen on the next date or the one after. You are in this for the long haul, and you WILL get to the SB with this girl. Getting to the "playoffs" is a given. Super Bowl? Pretty damn soon if not NOW. Record: First Round Bye, possibly SB You can also use the analogy about free agency. Teams sometimes spend a ton of money on FA. They go for it all on the first date, and maybe with the wrong girl. Yeah, you may get lucky, but when you wake up the next morning and look at what you've left yourself with you might be a little disappointed. Or maybe you'll even catch a disease! Call it Rob Johnson Crabs or something. It isn't worth it. It is like dating a girl you meet at a Halloween party. Looks like crap when the makeup is off. Moral of the story? It will take you 3 or 4 dates until you get laid. Relax. It will happen. What happens when you get to the SB everything is going as planned and she says "Oh no... WIDE RIGHT!!!!!' and then breaks down in tears... you think it's over and she will never give you another chance but you do get 3 more dates and each one is worse than the one before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Atlanta Falcons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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