Yeah, 16 years of mediocrity and eventually realizing that this isn't 1999 and Fisher isn't getting it done with his chirpy, penalty ridden and poor fundamental playing teams. This isn't new, it's all the same thing Titans fans warned us about and nothing's changing. Should we give him 16 more years to make all the same mistakes because there's always some reason why his teams couldn't 'hack it'.
Yeah, 10 win seasons and a Super Bowl appearance. Almost beat the GSOT. The dude knows football. I would bet the down years had a myraid of other factors beyond coaching, i.e. injuries, front office squabbles, etc.
Also, I don't care what fans think or "warn" us about. Especially on the internet.
It's Fisher's job to make sure these guys are ready to play and time in and time again they've all come out flat, guys leave and play better, guys come in and play worse. It's all the same year in and year out, we bring in all sorts of different guys but they're all people who don't want to bring their A game? That's just painfully unrealistic if you ask me. The one consistent on this team has been a guy who was dropped after 16 years for all the same things that he does here. His good old boy mentality, his keeping them circling in mediocrity and his inability to truly turn the corner in the NFL.
Who has really succeeded when the left? Danny Amendola, meh. Sam Bradford? His best years were here under Jeff Fisher. Time in and again come flat? Why would they even have wins then. The way you are describing them I'd have figured they be winless. And again, all this is coming from after A loss. What happens if they win next week, will the tune change?
Fisher is simply not getting it done, the rest of the league sees it, the writers see it and we the fans see it. If you think differently, that's okay, but don't act like people are just bullying Fisher because it's so fun for our team to suck so we can blame everybody. He's earned it and we're not the only people to think so
This team should have turned the corner and it didn't, and that falls squarely on coaching. If not, then why even have a damn coach. Just let the guys go out there and play for themselves.
I'm not saying people are bullying the guy. If he does get let go he'll survive. I just refuse to believe that firing a guy will magically solve anything when history shows the exact opposite. These subjects are popping up directly because of losses. It's kneejerk beyond belief. I'd have more stock into this subject if these threads came up every week no matter what happens out on the field. But nope, everything is playoffs after wins. And after a loss, "its he must go, he's stuck in the 80s, he's dirty" etc etc.
It's ridiculous and that sort of mentality when carried out is reflected in teams like the Browns, the Lions, the Bucs, etc.
It's on the coach to get guys to play to their potential. It's been 4 years. That's how long it's supposed to take for a coach to rebuild a team into a playoff caliber unit. So far our defense is good, but the offense gas regressed terribly.
It's time to let go and bring someone in that can utilize our players or put them in a position to do well.
We still have a crap load of penalties, and still can't convert on third down to save our lives.
If he can get it straightened out by the end of the year and get this offense to put up respectable numbers, then I'm all for letting him continue.
When its 3rd down the coach calls the play. Not his fault if the QB chooses to throw short or make a high throw, or the receiver drops it.
Again, I don't care anymore about penalties. A good portion of them shouldn't be called, and as of today will be a lot more of those.
