A sense of stability and assurance

      It’s time we got back to our Defensive core, the core that we projected to carry us into the post season.  Having Crowder and Odrick return to the line up is more a morale boost than anything.  Starks can move back over to NT and Crowder can “hopefully” bring a bit of that loud “Mouth of the South” back to the field.  I wasn’t a super big fan of Crowder in the past, but I’m not a big fan of shuffling players in and out, tweaking this and tweaking that to make things work during the game either.  Crowder and Odrick not only bring their skills to the field, but they also bring a sense of stability and assurance.  Odrick is still a rookie with little to no regular season experience, but there is a comforting nod having him back on the line.

     Going 2-2 was devastating to most of us, but look at the preseason “comfort food” projections that most of weighed in on.  Not speaking for all, but a good amount of us had the notion that if we could make it through the first half of the season 4-4 or 5-3, we would be in a good position and looking forward to the finish line.  Well, 2-2 is right where we should be.  Sure, two division losses are a matter of concern, but we can also get those losses back by winning the remainder of the division games.  We went 2-2 with out Crowder and Odrick.  I personally feel better about us beginning our climb from the depths of despair with 12 more games left. 

     A winning season and a playoff run are still tangible. Personally, I’m optimistic about it.  It’s time to get back to our core and take this 12 game season with some stability and assurance.