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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1883423, member: 40"]
bcubs, I get where you're coming from, and I commend you for circling the wagons--you've got skin in the game like no others who post here.

But while I agree with about 50% of your post [it will take time, round peg / square hole, new systems, patience is required, etc.], I just can't agree with your take about he lack of talent.  Sorry--but it is clearly evident that at many positional units, our kids are too small, too slow, or too inexperienced. Especially compared to the teams we've played the past two weeks.

Please note, I'm not suggesting that the entire team needs to be rebuilt like that post insinuated after Saturday's game, or that the team lacks any talent.  In fact, there are actually a couple of positional units where the talent is more than adequate.  The problem is, most of those units are on offense [QB, WR, RB?].  DT is the lone unit on defense where this is the case--again, compared to the teams we've been playing.  We have significant gaps at DE, LB, CB, and S.  And the depth [or lack thereof] is already hurting us and we're only in week 3.

All of which points to a glaring lack of talent on the squad.  It doesn't mean that there isn't ANY talent, or that the coaching staff can't cobble together wins with the resources on hand, just that it is going to be harder to do so in year 1.  And to categorize it any other way isn't particularly honest, given the roster composition.
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