No question. He’s a talent.

But you’re right. Better conditioning doesn’t equate with better talent. And the fact is that this season is exposing KC’s cover-2 secondary-rate. Heh.

so first half points don’t count??? :::blink:::

Dude who hasn’t played in the NFL in 6 years because he was constantly injured = Dude who played 10-15 snaps per game? What?

If Kenny Smith is every bit as good as Tank Tyler, and offers all of the same abilities and skills, why don’t we turn around and give him to one of the other teams that was looking at Tank (before we shipped him to Carolina) and pick up another draft pick for him?

I mean, so far, Smith hasn’t cost us anything but the ink on his contract. Turning that into another 5th round pick would be genius wouldn’t it? And, surely, since he’s every bit as talented as Tank Tyler (you know, ‘if not better’), then we ought to get what we can for him.

Except that, oh wait, other teams aren’t wanting him. In fact, if we hadn’t signed him, he’d still be retired. That must mean that he’s not as good as Tank was, huh?

Conditioning is something simple you can do to increase your chances of success.

I’m not sure of the theory behind runnin’ the big men an excessive amount. But it seems pretty clear that Haley’s approach hasn’t been breakin’ ‘em down, and just gettin’ the extra weight off is good for the knees of the big men short- and long-term. But with guys so close to the limits of what the human body can achieve, I wonder if maybe more swimming and a little less running would make sense.

But I’m 100% behind you on the need to score more points early. It looks to me like they play scared, and because they’re scared, they SHOULD be scared. I’d like to see formations and play mix that reflect a more dead-ahead in your face attitude. If Haley wants to eliminate the negative plays, then he oughta root, hog or die to ATTACK, rather than running the kinds of trick plays and draws that say “We know we’re outmatched.”