Neither. I am a life-long fan who has seen the franchise go from moribund to dynasty to almost-getting-it-done. This franchise is clearly on the down-slope of their run. They made it to the top, won 3 super bowls, and almost extended their run of excellence. Changes need to be made and the biggest ones are at the top.
OK. I thought you were just being sarcastic, but now I see that you are set on making a fool of yourself.
31 is indeed generally considered the peak for RB's, but QB's can be in their prime until 37 or even 38. Elway won two SB's at 37 and 38 and, jeez, it's just too ill informed to argue any more. To say that TB is "too old and past his prime,"...I've wasted enough energy on that one.
Re your comments on the veterans who "don't even care that they are losing," I haven't seen your Locker Room pass, which is the only way you would know this.
To conclude that BB is losing his touch because he goes for 2 at the end of a preseason game is just... Cripes, that's what preseason games are for. You want to see how your Special Teams play is progressing. And, just maybe, you don't want to go into OT in the first preseason game anyway, risking injuries in the most meaningless of all meaningless games.
I'm not sure what your point is on Cassell. Of course, he's disappointing but that doesn't make Pioli stupid. It's extremely rare, post cap, for any team to be able to afford to carry a second premium QB on their roster. The niners carried Steve Young for half his career BEFORE the cap. The truth of the matter is that it's highly likely that the Pats will go through a painful transition in five or six years when Brady truly is "past his prime." That talk is premature today. Suggesting that we trade him for Eli is just beyond silly and I won't even respond to that one.
