Something worth noting. In year one of Poles, we had the benefit of drafting from the scouting from several teams, while having little money for free agency. Result, decent draft. Secondly, Poles pulled a rabbit out his hat when he swindled Carolina. In that trade, you could easily see that Carolina was gonna be terrible the following year. Result, first pick again. This year, Poles had the benefit of several teams scouting, again. Result, rebuilt OL, DL and what seems to be another solid draft. The slow and steady approach had built depth.
We now have proven leaders on both sides of the ball and they come from the trenches! The psychological standpoint of this is huge, because nobody is going disrespect Thuney and Jarrett. We may have also improved at every position on the coaching staff. We already have seen the staff ripping players on the small details, in live practice, not a letter in their locker. They are not being coached to be choirboys. They are being coached to be the predators they were born to be. It's what we've been craving since Ditka.
I'm starting to believe that Virginia passing may be a blessing to the franchise. Has there been a time, when she was living, that they spent for a great new coaching staff?
We need to embrace this new, post Virginia era. We need to encourage fans, at the games and in public, to keep their spirits high and not be so damn negative when things aren't perfect. That's one of the reasons I stopped going to home games. The fans simply made me sick. The players hear that crap and after awhile, they start letting it creep in. I swear that's why we haven't had a real QB since Mac. It never got to him because he truly had no F's to give since the day he walked in the door. Caleb seems like that type of guy too. Time to execute...