Do you believe the season is over?

[Bengalzona]

I never give up hope on change, despite the team's track record.

That said, I'd have to assess the rest of the season as an extremely uphill battle by a team with some fundamental issues and problems that have shown no signs of being addressed.

We know the O-line is bad this year. I'd like to say that they are at rock bottom and can only get better. But I'm not sure that that is true. I have to say that I'm disappointed with the personnel decisions about the O-line this season, particularly in light of the fact that most of us saw this coming at the end of last season.

Dalton is a good QB who occasionally makes bonehead decisions at the worst possible times. He will never be great. But if most of the rest of the team is solid, a good QB is usually good enough. Unfortunately, the rest of our team is not solid. Those rare bonehead plays Dalton makes will continuously be exposed this year and have a bigger impact on games, particularly in light of how much effort has been made to surround him with good playmaking RB's, WR's and TE's.

I don't think you can harangue the backs and receivers too much at this point. If the line is weak and the QB makes some questionable decisions, these guys don't really have much of a chance from the get-go. Like Dalton, mistakes they make are going to be exposed and have a bigger impact than they would if they were playing on a more solid team. Them's the breaks. It sucks to play on a bad team.

The defense is good, but not good enough to have to win more than a game or two on their own. And with no offense to speak of, they are on their own. Once again, them's the breaks. It sucks to play on a bad team.