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Message: [QUOTE="Cuseregular, post: 65836, member: 185"] I think Millhouses assessment is spot on. I understand the thinking by them maybe they feel they need to get bowl eligible to avoid the perception of a step backward with the program before changing things up, with the fear that change results in more loss than gain with turnovers, etc. creating more issues than the potential for increased production. But the concern is that by staying with more of the same you have the same danger of not getting to six anyway. All that being said this week is NOT the week to make any major changes sans maybe getting Kinder (or whomever they think is the qb of the future) in for a series or two much like they did with Ryan when Paulus was here. If one asked me today I'd answer I'm not yet concerned with the general trend as I firmly believe he's accepting some short term pain for long term gain. And that the plan is for a more dynamic O with more dynamic players in the fold. If they don't get bowl eligible then yes add some overall concern but still nothing fatal. Next year is key. Lets get big picture, we're 5-4 not 3-6 and that make a difference. I'll link my thoughts from an earlier thread that explain my non concern/worry at this point as Believe it not I'm not surprised at the last two and expected it... [URL]http://www.syracusefan.com/threads/this-game-was-an-absolute-disgrace.6382/page-3#post-64502[/URL] As I said it just is what it is with this sport and emotion. And believe it or not the reported dissension within the team can actually end up working to their advantage. Creating emotion if you will. To quote Anthony Robbins they need a "pattern interruption" right now to break the pattern and provide emotion. It just doesn't happen by itself in going through the motions of practice and the routine which at this point of the season it becomes. It ended up hurting them the past two weeks this lack of emotion and the high from the big W is usually inevitably followed by the lows of emotion/energy for a while thereafter. And theyre not talented enough to overcome this. Not talented enough to overcome slow starts, turnovers, missed tackles etc. that the low energy emotion always brings. Now this can end up being a constructive situation (with team meetings, players only meeting, heart to hearts, with a dallop of tongue lashings from leaders both coaches and players); if that occurs and they get all on the same page with some healing after a airing out and venting of concerns, feelings, etc., then they can band together and feed off that collectively and focus that emotion to production on the field. Hey you and know that can happen. Especially if theres no cancers on this team in terms of personalities which I believe is the case as Marrones approach doesn't allow such kids to take root it appears. I think they get all on the same page overcoming all the above, win this weekend and one more of the next two. Big weeks these next three in terms of program direction. [/QUOTE]

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