Enough of the "close games" BS
 

Here's some sobering stats on league rankings for both point differentials and yardage differentials. These are appalling stats.

Year points yards
2005 9 1
2006 13 17
2007 26 24
2008 29 26

These are not the statistics of a team headed in the right direction. Sorry.

We're on pace for next year to be like, 35 50.

Don't apologize.

jesus christ, not this shit again. We don't have the best offensive line, Trent Green, and Priest Holmes..we have a bunch of young players including a young quarterback, let them ****ing develop. christ

We lost 8 games by 7 or less and won 2 so far. We only got beaten badly 2 or three times. Bills, Titans and Panthers games.

Youngest team in the NFL. 18 rookies. $32 mil under the cap.

'Nuff said.

Merry Christmas.
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why can't people understand this?

While i am not a fan of Herm, i understand how this team is losing. Especially on the defensive side of the ball. The Offense has seen some nice days, but our defense hasnt at all. We have absolutely no defense atm. We make a few plays here and there, but overall its the same shit different week.

People will just let their emotions take control of everything. I understand that, i still expect to see sperman here next year though. Thats when i hope we draft a QB after his ass is long gone.

I think there is a duplicitous application of realistic expectations here.
On the one hand, the consensus was "rip it up by the roots and start all over again - go young, build with the draft." That consensus opinion was well-informed about the bad season(s) necessary to pursue that course of action. They seemed willing to accept the bad season(s) if it led to long term success.

Now the same consensus is complaining that the Chiefs aren't winning enough. That's hypocritical. Can't have it both ways. This team is exactly where they should be and clearly they have bottomed out and are climbing. Many times I have mentioned the '89 'Boys (1-15) and the '98 Colts (3-13) that both became dynasties after going young and suffering through a bad season or two. It takes time. The sheer amount of close games is a key indicator that this youngest of all NFL squads is right on pace. That's exactly what was happening to the 1-15 Dolphins last year. We'll be the '08 Dolphins next year.

How is losing close games IN NEARLY THE SAME FASHION every damn time a positive thing? Are we supposed to be pleased with losing?

Clark Hunt stated if this team is 4-12 or worse, it would be a disappointment. He expected to contend THIS YEAR. We're not contending, we're showing teams we roll over in the second half.

Woo hoo! That's rebuilding! Not knowing how to win is a real step in the right direction.

Good coaches win the close games. Herm loses them.

No doubt the FO and staff know this. It will be addressed in the off season. No one forsaw what a big loss Jared Allen would turn out to be. Clearly he was carrying the D on his shoulders. The offense was needy in '07, and it was addressed. Some by intention (Albert, Charles, Cottom, Cox, Franklin) and some by dumb luck (Bradley, Thigpen).

I hope we snatch up some pricey FAs like Miami did in the offseason (Jason Taylor, Chad Pennington, one of their WRs - forgot who...). I think if Donnie Edwards and Pat Surtain had not been hurt so much we could have won a couple more games.

Losing should be unacceptable no matter how many points you lose by. nobody (except Herm) cares how close the losses are.

1) The Dolphins didn't snatch up Jason Taylor, they traded him. They traded for Jason Ferguson.
2) Why would you want to be the Dolphins? Their ceiling is basically 10-11 wins, and they are going to get annihilated in the playoffs. Haven't you seen this script enough to know how the movie ends?

Why do people want to relive the 90's? It was a freaking failure.

I stand corrected about Taylor - but didn't they pick up 3 starters in the off season via FA?

The Dolphins are on a trajectory to win big. 1-15 followed by 11-5 followed by (possibly) 13-3. You can't always get it done in one season. The Cowboys had an 8-8 season between the 1-15 year and the playoff runs. DV was 9-23 with StL before that lightning-in-a-bottle 13-3 SB season. There were a LOT of close losses with the '98 Rams. Close losses can be indicators of a team's trajectory towards improvement or decline. Clearly the Chiefs have been in decline snce 2006. We bottomed out this year with the youth movement and losing a lot of close games. That can be an indicator of positive movement.

Not really. Almost every game in the NFL is close.

You're just grasping for straws because you love Herm Edwards.

Shut the **** up and get ready to go balls-deep in the next head coach, whom you will also unequivocally love.