It was not too long ago that we had one of the most interesting owners, glamorous of head coaches, a defensive unit that had a nickname that most fans of the game knew, colorful personalities like Marshawn, Bennett, Sherman, Baldwin, a collection of true nationally recognizable stars, up to perhaps five HOFers, a loud, raucous, festive stadium and crowd that was one of the most difficult of places for visiting teams to walk away with a win from, a team the national media could not ignore as much as they've always been want to.
Now we've got a mostly mute and invisible owner, a head coach who, though he may prove to be talented and successful, will never be mistaken for a beacon of charisma, a general manager who lurks in the shadows unable to give the clear impression that he knows how to build a successful team on his own, a team bereft of recognizable star power, and seeming to lack much of any real leadership in the locker room, a starting QB who could never be mistaken for, nor would you want to be one of the faces of the franchise, a team mostly devoid of real personality capable of inspiring a franchise, a team stuck in the muck of mediocrity for years now, and basically speaking, a team without an identity.
It's no wonder the national media is back to paying little to no attention to us. It's no wonder our seats are invaded by the fans of other teams, and that our stadium is no longer the thunder dome it once was. It's no wonder us fans are stuck hoping for an improbable series of events to happen to squeak into the playoffs as fodder for a true contending team.
We are a boring, uninspiring, faceless, identity-less team and franchise from top to bottom now. We are in need of a massive reset, and such a reset might well have to start with ownership. Someone's got to take hold of this mess of bland, tasteless mediocrity and start breathing some new life into this franchise. We need stars. We need personality and leadership. We need new faces for the franchise. We need something to reignite the fanbase's interest in and commitment to the team.
Just what I'm feeling about this team at present.
Now we've got a mostly mute and invisible owner, a head coach who, though he may prove to be talented and successful, will never be mistaken for a beacon of charisma, a general manager who lurks in the shadows unable to give the clear impression that he knows how to build a successful team on his own, a team bereft of recognizable star power, and seeming to lack much of any real leadership in the locker room, a starting QB who could never be mistaken for, nor would you want to be one of the faces of the franchise, a team mostly devoid of real personality capable of inspiring a franchise, a team stuck in the muck of mediocrity for years now, and basically speaking, a team without an identity.
It's no wonder the national media is back to paying little to no attention to us. It's no wonder our seats are invaded by the fans of other teams, and that our stadium is no longer the thunder dome it once was. It's no wonder us fans are stuck hoping for an improbable series of events to happen to squeak into the playoffs as fodder for a true contending team.
We are a boring, uninspiring, faceless, identity-less team and franchise from top to bottom now. We are in need of a massive reset, and such a reset might well have to start with ownership. Someone's got to take hold of this mess of bland, tasteless mediocrity and start breathing some new life into this franchise. We need stars. We need personality and leadership. We need new faces for the franchise. We need something to reignite the fanbase's interest in and commitment to the team.
Just what I'm feeling about this team at present.