Cito dal Tuesday Morning Quarterback di Gregg Easterbrook:
Non sprecherò troppe parole su questa ennesima umiliazione, anche se mi verrebbe da dire che mi sembra ingiusto dire che 49ers e Dolphins abbiano giocato la partita degli scarsi, appurato che i Dolphins facevano pena a causa di un allenatore penoso come Wannstedt ma possiedono una difesa buona se non di più. Quindi meritavano di vincere e come non meritano di essere 2-9.
Finalmente questa sconfitta ha fatto prendere coraggio a qualcuno che nemmeno con 1 vinta 9 perse aveva pensato di uscire allo scoperto per dare qualche spiegazione, lasciando la patata bollente al solo Erickson.
Cito (da articolo su 49ers scout.com):
"I don’t think anybody in this building is getting the job done, I’ll be honest with you. I don’t think you can be 1-10 and feel you’re getting the job done. This is painful for all of us. I’m certainly involved in this up to my neck. I don’t shirk that responsibility. I have to stand up. I’m the general manager of the team and this is a very, very disturbing circumstance."
"The people here love this football team, it’s apparent the fans love this football team because of the past successes. It’s very painful to see that. Nobody’s enjoying going through this. There’s so much disappointment in all of us right now. You’ve got to sit down and be critical of yourself and others and figure why in the hell can’t we win a game. Are we really this bad? That question is being asked by everybody in this building. Why can’t we win?"
"Of course, it’s related to the cap, but it’s also related to a bad personnel decision we made, a bad call we made in the game, a bad play a player made in the game. It’s all of that."
"A guy like Kwame Harris is an example, (He) was a No. 1 pick two years ago. Last year, he looked like a promising player. This year he’s really struggling, and you have to ask yourself, ‘Why? What happened? Why is this particular athlete not getting it done?’ Why isn’t Rashaun Woods getting it done? He’s healthy. He’s either getting it done or he’s not. And right now, he’s not."
"Certainly, you’ve got to look at the personnel department and say, ‘Hey, if these guys aren’t really good players by now…’ The personnel department is involved up to their necks, just like I am."
"If somebody tells me Kwame Harris isn’t able to play left tackle, or Kevan Barlow – who we extended his contract and last year is a 1,000-yard rusher, and this year isn’t playing in certain games and having to give up his time to Maurice Hicks, who is a free agent – we’ve got to find out why and what happened."
"If that means we invested in the wrong players, we’ve got to stand up and say we invested in the wrong players, if that’s the case."
"sometimes it only takes one or two players to turn a team around," and pointed at the considerable progress made by San Diego and Pittsburgh this season as examples.
"I don’t know what the time frame is, but I know sooner is better than later."
Chiedo scusa se non traduco, ma credo che lasciare le parole originali sia cento volte meglio.
Avrete certamente capito di chi sono queste parole.
Sono di Donahue.
Le riporto interamente solo per darvi un'idea di quanto drammatica sia la situazione.
A proposito, come sono messi gli Atlanta Falcons?
Non oso nemmeno guardare le classifiche.
