06-28-2015, 03:55 PM
(06-28-2015, 01:46 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I'm not sure what Marvin does that causes the team to fail every January, but I just can't view 6 similar losses as a coincidence. If I had to guess on why there is so much failure in January, here would be some of my guesses:
- Marv is too conservative - offense/defense play way too vanilla (and I'm not one of those guys that always says Marv is too conservative)
- Marv/the OC abandon the run too early
- Marvin teams always seem to lack fire (teams often take on the identity of their HC)
It also seems like this team has been drafting players who are quiet nice guys. Think Leon, AJ, Dalton, Whit, Zeitler, Gio, Geno, Dunlap, MJ, MLJ, etc etc. This entire squad is loaded with guys who fit that "quiet nice guy" mold. Then as soon as a player like Jeremy Hill opens his mouth, he gets scolded publicly by the OC.
So IMO, scheme is partly to blame, and perhaps they aren't drafting enough fiery leader types. Or maybe the atmosphere within the organization isn't conducive to fiery leadership.
Yep. Add to that the pressure of consecutive playoff losses and the focus on that and it's been a recipe for disaster. It's almost like they know it's coming so they tighten up and just wait for it to happen. I've commented before the last couple playoff games that Marv, on the sidelines, looked like he was getting ready for a double root canal with no anesthesia. Well, i didn't say exactly that. But the sentiment was that he looked tight and very unsure.
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