That fans get attached to players and trust me I understand. So when people buy jerseys and become fans its like a piece of the team is leaving.

We want to have players that do well in fantasy football and make highlight reels, but like DG said – football is the ultimate team game.

It sucks losing a talent like Marshall’s and even Cutler’s, but they only played one role each out of eleven.

I mean, I hate to make parallels to basketball, but in a sport where ONE player can make a gigantic impact the LA Lakers lost the NBA Finals with arguably the most dominant starting lineup in basketball history – Shaq, Kobe, Payton, Malone, and Fisher.

Four of those players will be in the hall of fame within my lifetime.

But they still lost.

Its all about the team and the players who are speaking up are the ones who seemingly want to win the most. I’m fine with that but I guess some people don’t think we can get there.

And that falls on Josh’s shoulders.

I think if we can nab one very good player and 2 other solid starters in this draft we’re playoff contenders. Call me crazy, but I think Orton and Knowshon go crazy this year. And that will be on McD, too.

On a side note I have a couple of lists:

2001
Troy Brown 101 1199 11.9 60 5
David Patten 51 749 14.7 91 4

2003
Deion Branch 57 803 14.1 66 3
Troy Brown 40 472 11.8 82 4

2004
David Givens 56 874 15.6 50 3
David Patten 44 800 18.2 48 7

These are the top 2 WRs each year the Pats one the SB.

This list is the 2009 Broncos:

B. Marshall 101 1120 11.1 75 10
Jabar Gaffney 54 732 13.6 49 2

Marshall’s numbers look EXACTLY like Troy Brown’s in 2001, but with 2x as many TDs.

I think we can get along without Marshall. I’ll go out on a limb and say Gaffney can carry the load. He had 88 targets to Marshall’s 154.

Marshall’s catch % is about 66%.
Gaffney’s is 61%

Gaffney definitely benefited from Marshall’s presence though, so these numbers may be a moot point. I still think we go WR in the draft, but not first round and maybe not even 2nd.

I so often enjoy your posts I’m glad you enjoyed one of mine.

The reason the offense was prolific was because of him.

I’m saying he was entrusted with the reigns and he did not dissapoint.

It has nothing to do with what that offense did, but if you think for one second that Belichic had no idea what he had at the end of the 2004 season when he promoted McDaniel’s you’re off your rocker.

I don’t expect that sort of return out of our current crop, but please try and take what I said in context. I never said he was responsible. I just said he was good enough to lead it.

Can you really argue that point?

Its in my drawer. I almost gave it to a Bears fan, but when I remembered how I felt when I got that jersey.

To watch him force his way out was like a punch to the solarplexis.

That jersey is a reminder to get only the greats jerseys.