There's something I noticed when really watching us play that is preventing us from being 4-1 right now. It's not the really obvious stuff. It's not the penalties and lack of a running game. It's not Cassel being timid or our defense sucking really bad this year. Because honestly we have a big play defense. What they don't have in skill, they make up for with luck. We pick 6. We recover and cause fumbles. Interceptions. It's not a consistent way to play but it has kept us in all but one game this year. Of course that's Philly. So if we were close to winning 4 games despite those obvious weaknesses, what happened? What one piece of the puzzle is missing when we were so close?

I think it's an attitude. I think it's a toughness. Mark Bradley couldn't lunge forward past ONE guy to get the extra 2 feet we needed for a first. TWICE. Larry can't break a run off more than 1 yard. Our entire defensive line...their there but their not. I mean a fucking attitude. Gritting your teeth clinched, clinching your fist, angry - ferouciousness. I'm talkin' Dick Butkus, Deacon Jones "I'm so pissed at you for thinking you can tackle me that I'm gonna smash your fat ugly face in every time you try to" type of attitude.

Does anyone HONESTLY remember the one run by Ray Rice of the Ravens against us. The one where he just bulldozed through our line and he didn't straight arm he; flat shoved guys off of him with his left arm, all the while, he was staring our guy in the eyes, had some choice words for him and then stared him down as he walked back to the huddle, just staring at our defender. It was like he said "How'd that feel?? HUH? Just for thinking you could tackle me one on one I'm gonna be sure I hurt you worse than that every time you try me one on one. Come get ya's some son"!!

He just looked so vicous and angry. Like a crazy pit bull. I mean he looked PISSED!! That was f*n attitude. I don't care about his stats and I know nothing about him but that play right there. I will never forget his face and his glare as he walked off to the huddle looking back and staring down our defender. It gave me chills.

That's what I'm talkin' about that's missing. We're timid. We don't hit like we're trying to knock someone out of the game. I don't mean illegally either.Just once I wonna see Bowe play like his life was in danger after the catch...I want to him to say to the defender in front of him "I'm mother fuckin' Dwayne Bowe, you think you can tackle me one on one?? I can't let this go now. You just made it personal. I'm gonna f*ck you up in front of all these people right now"!! Not literally either necessarily. Just that type of dangerous evil angry raging maniac attitude.

I want to see our guys stop a play with the intensity they would have if their family was being held hostage and their lives depended on him making this play. Either offensively or defensively. I mean psychotic. Like Deacon Jones man. Insane...putting some fear into our competitors.

I believe that attitude, that toughness would have been the little edge we needed in those close games. Like Austin did for Dallas. He shook off Leggett and Mayes like they were paper dolls, like he just mentally denied them. Like a man among boys. If we could get that teeth grinding, I'm gonna kill you attitude, for one game - I believe we win and they could keep the intensity up the rest of the season. What we don't have in talent we could make up for in attitude and toughness.

Just my opinion. What do you say?