It's interesting to go back and read this article I wrote in July
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The comments section is LOL funny.
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Derek, do you feel any different now?
The 8-5 record this season is a cause for concern. The season was a disappointment. -
Wow, high expectations from some of you.
I also thought 11-2 was certainly possible but I figured 10-3 was a reasonable expectation while 9-4 being bare minimum.
Oh, how we were all wrong about this season.
If I have to guess our record next season from where we stand now, I'm thinking 9-3 being a reasonable expectation while 8-4 bare minimum.
I just don't see us winning 10 regular season games till Peterman's 3rd year.
8 > 9 > 10 incremental improvement is certainly better positioned than 5 > 6 > 7 > 7 >8 but still short of the kind of improvement we expected from Siete to Peterman.
If Petersen doesn't win 10 games in 2016, and it certainly is possible the way team performed this season with Peterman and his staff, he's Todd Graham-lite and we'll need to find us another HC. -
Looks like Damone was right.
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Water is wet.doogsinparadise said:Looks like Damone was right.
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Thanks for the reminder that I should be pissed about 8-5. Fucking Sark like bullshit record.
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The season was a disappointment by any measure, but I still feel we're in good hands for two reasons. 1. The player development we saw from Danny Shelton to Budda Baker. 2. The team played hard and aggressively for a full 60 minutes the last three games. Like something had clicked.whatshouldicareabout said:Derek, do you feel any different now?
The 8-5 record this season is a cause for concern. The season was a disappointment.
Combined with Petersen's track record, I feel okay about things heading into the off season. Am I overly rationalizing? I don't think so. Maybe it's a survival mechanism.
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It's interesting that you find that interesting.
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i've now got all the screenshots i need
the best comment was Chest saying, "if Miles is better than Price and if our safeties play great" that's a great disclaimer right there. -
FO, GTheGlove said:It's interesting that you find that interesting.
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That thread delivered
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Love the comment:
"The fuck is "understandable" about losing in Tucson? If we don't blow Vanilla Vick and co. utterly off the field, I will be there to personally punt Pete in the discipline hole." -
The biggest error made was people thinking miles would be good. That messed with expectations big time.
Puppy was pretty spot on and has all the screen shots he needs. -
I'm still getting used to the pupster knowing how to poast a pic. Now you want me to believe he can take a screenshot?Doogles said:The biggest error made was people thinking miles would be good. That messed with expectations big time.
Puppy was pretty spot on and has all the screen shots he needs.
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dnc said:
I'm still getting used to the pupster knowing how to poast a pic. Now you want me to believe he can take a screenmoneyshot?Doogles said:The biggest error made was people thinking miles would be good. That messed with expectations big time.
Puppy was pretty spot on and has all the screen shots he needs. -
"barring injury"...brchco12 said:i've now got all the screenshots i need
the best comment was Chest saying, "if Miles is better than Price and if our safeties play great" that's a great disclaimer right there. -
I called 8-5 buttfuck. Everyone including damoan shit tree trunks.doogsinparadise said:Looks like Damone was right.
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Fuck off.. You plagiarized my shit, fucko. Give me credit for you following my lead at least. Jesus.puppylove_sugarsteel said:
I called 8-5 buttfuck. Everyone including damoan shit tree trunks.doogsinparadise said:Looks like Damone was right.
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MikeDamone said:
Fuck off.. You plagiarism my shit, fucko. Give me credit for you following my lead at least. Jesus.puppylove_sugarsteel said:
I called 8-5 buttfuck. Everyone including damoan shit tree trunks.doogsinparadise said:Looks like Damone was right.
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I thought 10 wins. Quickly changed expectations when I saw the shit show that was our offense. Our defense was a better offense than our offense.
Terrible QB, bad WR corps, Below average running backs, shitty O line.... Just complete dreck and a lack of talent.
The number of wins went out the door and I just wanted to see the team improve over the course of the season and not stay the same or regress like under Sark.
Saw improvement at almost every position and hopefully that continues through spring ball and into next season. Not really sure how the drop off in defense will be in correlation to what should be a much improved offense with another year in Petermans system.
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4-5 > 5-4
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I'm still somewhat disappointed by the season. It wasn't all bad, but it could have been better. The transition was tougher than I thought it would be. I'm still reasonably optimistic for the future, but it seems like many here are of the thought it is a guarantee that Petersen will eventually win championships. The Pac 12 is a tough conference and it will be tough sledding. Other teams have good coaches and are recruiting well too.
I think too much is being made about improvement. For one, the last two opponents are terrible. I would like to be more optimistic about how fast and confident we played, but we have played fast and confident against shitty opponents for a few years now. Arizona was a solid game, but they aren't that good either. They had a season where almost everything went right for them.
Improvement is not always linear. Sark's first two teams seemed improved at the end of the year (cue Sarktastic reminded me that Petersen isn't Sark). It doesn't always carry over to the next season. Some of the guys who are partly responsible for the improvement this year will be gone next year. -
And for the record I am a huge Coach Pete fan. But I can guarantee he is also very disappointed in the results of the season and I bet he wishes he had a couple key moments back from several games.
Also the myth of the "shitty" Oline needs to be addressed. The Dawgs were #3 in sacks given up in the Pac 12, and this is with a QB who takes 2 days to go through his reads, and panics if he feels a slight breeze. They were also #3 in rushing yards in the Pac 12 and were able to run the ball effectively in every game other than Stanford & Oregon. They were able to pound it vs. some of the perceived talent rich teams from the south.
One of Pete's greatest assets was the fact that he didn't always have the best talent, but his teams were always the best prepared. I am sure he gave himself a lower grade than normal this year. -
The OL played a lot better from the middle of the season on. We ran all over Arizona. We ran very well against UCLA too. The pass protection after the Stanford game was pretty solid. Unfortunately, all those players are gone.IrishDawg22 said:And for the record I am a huge Coach Pete fan. But I can guarantee he is also very disappointed in the results of the season and I bet he wishes he had a couple key moments back from several games.
Also the myth of the "shitty" Oline needs to be addressed. The Dawgs were #3 in sacks given up in the Pac 12, and this is with a QB who takes 2 days to go through his reads, and panics if he feels a slight breeze. They were also #3 in rushing yards in the Pac 12 and were able to run the ball effectively in every game other than Stanford & Oregon. They were able to pound it vs. some of the perceived talent rich teams from the south.
One of Pete's greatest assets was the fact that he didn't always have the best talent, but his teams were always the best prepared. I am sure he gave himself a lower grade than normal this year. -
Like the Oregon State game?DerekJohnson said:
The season was a disappointment by any measure, but I still feel we're in good hands for two reasons. 1. The player development we saw from Danny Shelton to Budda Baker. 2. The team played hard and aggressively for a full 60 minutes the last three games. Like something had clicked.whatshouldicareabout said:Derek, do you feel any different now?
The 8-5 record this season is a cause for concern. The season was a disappointment.
Combined with Petersen's track record, I feel okay about things heading into the off season. Am I overly rationalizing? I don't think so. Maybe it's a survival mechanism. <----</p> -
I gave you credit in the other thread fuck o dear.puppylove_sugarsteel said:
I called 8-5 buttfuck. Everyone including damoan shit tree trunks.doogsinparadise said:Looks like Damone was right.
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Cunt is right. Most of us who saw 10 wins were already moving goalposts midway through the preseason shitshow. Expectations didn't change, but the reality we weren't going to meet them sure as fuck did.
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Not sure how someone could say that season wasn't a disappointment given the talent on D and the returning starters along the OL. Some games were breathtakingly bad, with small-timey decisions abound. Stanford fake punt being the most notable.
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Peetamus just needs time to get his own guys in there.
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You're just looking at surface level stuff, you need to dig deeper.Gladstone said:Not sure how someone could say that season wasn't a disappointment given the talent on D and the returning starters along the OL. Some games were breathtakingly bad, with small-timey decisions abound. Stanford fake punt being the most notable.
