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<blockquote data-quote="spartansstink" data-source="post: 131068778" data-attributes="member: 1488840">This entire post you wrote borders on the inane.First, trying to portray Dana as the poor victim in this is completely silly. Did Stew leave him with a shortage of players- yes. A shortage of experience and talent - no. Dana's downfall began when he turned to his drinking buddy and said &quot;You want to be defensive coordinator?&quot; and turned a defense that won the Orange Bowl into the worst defense ever put onto the field in a Mountaineer uniform (yes, way worse than this year). Things only barely got better when a defensive coordinator had to be forced on him to overcome his inability to find a decent one himself. Is this defense better? Yes, but not by much. Still too many holes to overcome (Dante Bonamico, a Dana recruit, having to play a major role among MANY others). Special teams - worlds better. We can field punts, block kicks and punts, and return kicks for TD's - something we rarely if ever did under Dana.As for Brown being a poor eye for talent - he can only work with what was left to him, correct? A team of some talent here and there but little game experience anywhere. A team with major holes in talent in too many spots. By the way, NOBODY thought this team could win a championship, not even Brown. Quit the hyperbole.Coaches know what they have and don't have. They will throw out the cliche's to the fanbase but inside the coaches offices they know. They knew pretty quickly in the spring (so would you if you watched the spring game) what this year would bring. They are simply playing the hand that was dealt them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="spartansstink, post: 131068778, member: 1488840"] This entire post you wrote borders on the inane. First, trying to portray Dana as the poor victim in this is completely silly. Did Stew leave him with a shortage of players- yes. A shortage of experience and talent - no. Dana's downfall began when he turned to his drinking buddy and said "You want to be defensive coordinator?" and turned a defense that won the Orange Bowl into the worst defense ever put onto the field in a Mountaineer uniform (yes, way worse than this year). Things only barely got better when a defensive coordinator had to be forced on him to overcome his inability to find a decent one himself. Is this defense better? Yes, but not by much. Still too many holes to overcome (Dante Bonamico, a Dana recruit, having to play a major role among MANY others). Special teams - worlds better. We can field punts, block kicks and punts, and return kicks for TD's - something we rarely if ever did under Dana. As for Brown being a poor eye for talent - he can only work with what was left to him, correct? A team of some talent here and there but little game experience anywhere. A team with major holes in talent in too many spots. By the way, NOBODY thought this team could win a championship, not even Brown. Quit the hyperbole. Coaches know what they have and don't have. They will throw out the cliche's to the fanbase but inside the coaches offices they know. They knew pretty quickly in the spring (so would you if you watched the spring game) what this year would bring. They are simply playing the hand that was dealt them. [/QUOTE]

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