tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480189.post113332138707925143..comments2023-03-26T09:34:46.319-04:00Comments on The Body Shop: So Long MoochAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453503436037856762noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480189.post-1133350370580690252005-11-30T06:32:00.000-05:002005-11-30T06:32:00.000-05:00OK, so I already strayed and let an anonymous post...OK, so I already strayed and let an anonymous post stand. It was too well written for me to just kill it though...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16453503436037856762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480189.post-1133329151310575772005-11-30T00:39:00.000-05:002005-11-30T00:39:00.000-05:00Enjoy reading your takes....I have posted on anoth...Enjoy reading your takes....I have posted on another forum much the same sentiment though I was never a Mooch fan but I hoped it would work. Unfortunately, it became quite clear the first year after listening to a radio interview that Mooch did not care for Harrington (though I still think Harrington was Ford Sr.s call). Still, Mooch knew what kind of qb Harrington was and instead of throwing Harrington under the bus and encouraging (yes I do believe he is quite slick at manipulation) others to do his bidding for him (like Garcia weekly on the radio and Bly blasting Harrington...this is not the first time-last year and throughout this year he has constantly thrown Harrington under the bus)or through his assistants or off the record....he made it quite clear and he divided the lockerroom...and in my estimation he set himself up for failure because he surrounded himself with yes men who all told him he was correct on his staff and he promoted Garcia as the qb who was going to make a difference and then stupidly had him showboating to try and win over the fan base so he could start Garcia...just like he was pumping things up for McMike in the Indy game.....It was not Harrington that brought Mooch down...it was that Garcia was no different....I will not miss his ridiculous press conferences where he waxed poetically about Martinez value on the special teams, or why Bryson was more important, or that he did not see anything wrong with the OL, ......<BR/><BR/>I predicted a lot of what came forth....pretty easy to do....<BR/><BR/>Bly needs to be reprimmanded in private....and the first thing they all need to do is quit running to the media to fingerpoint the blame past themselves....<BR/><BR/>The defense played most of the season better than the offense but they were hardly top five....<BR/><BR/>They are mentally weak from division...I have seen it all before...the media in Detroit seem to delight in it....and the fan base seems more concerned with trashing the team than getting them motivated to be winners.(that started last year with the booing of Harrington in the first home game...goaded on by the media).<BR/><BR/>I disagree though with your assessment that all is lost. I do not want Jauron as the new hc.<BR/><BR/>The first order of business I would do (besides doing a thorough job getting the right coach)...is get a plan together to build the right OL....no qb will succeed without that.....and building through the draft is the slowest method...so it will need both some drafting for depth and then pouncing on the right fa when they became available (unfortunately we missed a golden opportunity the last two years....Chicago took advantage which is why they went ahead of us as I predicted they very well could this year)...and then shore up some of the defense that needs improving (the defense is not that far off from a top ten defense....<BR/><BR/>I would keep Harrington (but only at a very restructured contract)with no guarantees of starting, he will have to earn it (probably incentive based on performance)I believe he has two years left on his contract...and check out who is available for a veteran upgrade. <BR/><BR/>I would not draft a qb til the next draft unless someone great falls in your lap....<BR/><BR/>I am not sure Orlovsky is the answer...I was not impressed with him at all and he will not be ready to face the defenses of the AFC East next year.<BR/><BR/>Work hard on the fundamentals getting wr to run precision routes...and we need someone as a coach who will maintain a professional atmosphere- no nonsense coach but also will not be one that throws players under the bus to the media like Ross and Mooch did. I do think there is a happy medium between the two. <BR/><BR/>It took Chicago two years to build their OL and a rookie is leading them to wins with a top defense...<BR/><BR/>And I would not trade Rogers...I would approach his contract situation like the Browns did with Winslow Jr. Mike is not fast enough and we actually are getting slower and not keeping up with the speed around the league....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480189.post-1133324880552923902005-11-29T23:28:00.000-05:002005-11-29T23:28:00.000-05:00I was also reminded about the real reason I began ...I was also reminded about the real reason I began this blog - to keep an archive about my thoughts on the Lions. Those posts on Bobby Ross and the mess that was the Lions are nearly 2 years old. Still available here in my little blog. Just the way I like it. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16453503436037856762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480189.post-1133324415942393832005-11-29T23:20:00.000-05:002005-11-29T23:20:00.000-05:00FYI - If you're going to post a comment, don't do ...FYI - If you're going to post a comment, don't do it anonymously. I will delete anonymous comments and spam comments...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16453503436037856762noreply@blogger.com