Nick Underhill and Mike Triplett on the possibilities of a Head Coach change happening after the season

IceHot said

I partially disagree with this. DA wasnt given a ready to go winner. If we miss the playoffs this is the 3rd year in a row we missed the playoffs not the second. Those who think that the 2021 roster was a playoff ready roster are in just as much denial as those who think DA is doing a great job.

And the large rpotion of the parts that made us playoffs hopefuls in 2021 werent on the roster when DA had his first game.

I wont argue to keep DA, not my fight, but the contrarian in me asks that we at least remove this false argument as we make a logical case to "take steps for the future".

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The first post Brees year with Sean Payton, I think we had enough playmakers but the injury bug bit us hard. I'm still convinced if Jameis hadn't gotten injured, we'd have made the playoffs and possibly won.

Second year post Brees (first year of DA), he rides with Winston, plays him when he's injured then there's a strange QB situation with Dalton and some very questionable playcalling: That's coaching. Not necessarily the roster.

Same thing this year. Derek Carr is absolutely talented enough to be a winning playoff QB. The defense is talented enough and deep enough to be top 10. They lack the proper guidance and discipline.

This roster is getting older but it's absolutely got enough playmakers in the right places. I think half the coaches in the league make the playoffs with our roster last year and win a playoff game with this roster this year.

If this years trend continues, it all comes down to coaching.