07-08-2017, 11:32 AM
(07-07-2017, 09:00 PM)bfine32 Wrote: The entire team has not been bad. There have been some standout performances:
Benson's 168 yard performance in '09
Green-Ellis running for over 5 ypc, Leon's pick 6, Green's 80 yard performance in '12
Marvin's 130 yard performance, Gresh with 68 and a TD, Rey's 12 tackle game in '13
V.Rey with 6 tackles and an FF, the RBs combining for over 10 catches and 100 yards in '14
Green with 71 and a TD, Burfict with 5 tackles, 1 INT, 1 sack, and 1 FF in '15
We've had plenty folks show up; yet some will look to dismiss these to divert blame from the elephant in the room. It's just you're fighting from both sides when your QB and team leader is out there absolutely stinking it up. The fact that we've come close to overcoming these performances 2-3 times is amazing. Some would just look to dimiss these,
I know you and many other want to say it is the fault of a HC with a defensive pedigree that Andy has shit the bed 4 straight times; however, it is not a logic I can buy. The QB has choked; who knows why? In Carson's case I remember reading a study by Carl Jung that explained his personality type would cause him to crash on the big stage; perhaps he needs to study Andy and Mikey come off the dime to pay for a couple sports psychologists.
Oh, and even though you did not answer my question I will answer yours directly if the above didn't point to it. Any player that played poorly in any game is the fault of the player.
Oh so close. A damn solid argument up into the last line. What if the players were set up for failure? What if the entire team was handcuffed by piss-poor game planning and minimal (or a complete lack of) adjustments? If that were the case then it absolutely is not the complete fault of the players.
I'll admit, Andy has played poorly in the playoffs (and Primetime and steeler games). But again, it's been 14 years. 14 years of the same thing. At what point will you acknowledge that Marvin is more a part of the problem than the solution? What has Marvin ever done to make you think he's capable of leading this team to a super bowl win?
