04-02-2022, 12:09 PM
(03-31-2022, 07:53 PM)Go Cards Wrote: Fair enough and true, yet I disagree.
Heck fans were wanting Zac fired at the 3/4 pole of the season even. Agree though that there was a lot of talent on this squad that could only manage 10 wins in a 17 game season while the entire AFCN was horrible.
Marvin had 3 teams that equaled that regular season win total, and 3 that surpassed it with 11-5, 11-5, 12-4 records while playing one less game even. They were very talented teams too.
But will say that the 2022 team features way more talent than any of Marvin's teams and I personally really liked last years team much better than those of Marvin's as well.
Yet that is due to Zac's culture change.
This team had won what 5 games the last 2 years previous to this season? This team built momentum and confidence. This fan base is so hypercritical. They have a literally historic turnaround. Yet some want to say it was all the talent. They got there for a lot of reasons. They started gaining confidence when they waxed the Steelers and Ravens. But the culture at least some will admit contributed immensely. Changing after losing so many games isn’t like a light switch.
But the coaching of this staff gets ridiculously overlooked. Lou Anarumo coached brilliantly in the two KC games. Likewise on the road in the second half only 3 teams did better offensively . That’s not luck. The offense responded as did the defense against KC twice. The last minute playoff wins were evident of good offensive play calling.
This offense just got a new “hemi” engine. The OL is a game changer. Joe Mixon will go off this year. He’s going to take up so much attention that the receivers are going to be open all the time. Burrow with time is going to be unstoppable and Taylor won’t be limited.
