My Pure Unadulterated Opinion

I'm watching the game tonight and I see the leader of our ugly enemy in red, Mike Smith, corral his defense together and light a nice fire under their asses after a personal foul penalty.

For whatever reason it made me realize the value of a coach to a team not from an X's and O's stand point, but from an identity stand point.

There is no doubt in my mind that those players truly value their coaches words as a source of inspiration motivation and attitude at the very least.

SP had his way to light the fire as well, you guys all know it, its the exact same glare you saw plastered in the practice facility with the slogan "Do Your Job".

Thats all our players needed to find a sense of urgency and execute. Thats the team we are, a streamlined perfectly functioning efficient machine. At least with Payton.

With out him that Identity is gone. Whether people want to accept that or not.

So my issue is that all the makeshift coaches

A. are waiting for SP to come back
B. Are waiting to be replaced by the guy that they are replacing
C. And worst of all they are trying to hold this team together by the ideals instilled in them by the guy who is no longer here.

I have never heard of absent leadership being successful.

Yet this is exactly what we are trying to do. The same phrase that encompassed our bounty issue is the same phrase that is our current undoing.

Kill the head and the body will die.

When you have a failing kidney you can only have dialysis for so long until you get a new kidney.

Boys we need a new kidney. A full season on dialysis is not going to win ball games.

These coaches need to be narrowed down to a single coach and that coach needs to create a new identity for this team.

Its either that or we lose an entire season with Drew.

So, for the patient few who read all that, I appreciate your opinion so tell me what you think...



PS heres a reward