homerHAWKeye777
Well-Known Member
As the FACTS have slowing been revealing themselves to us ... it's increasingly seeming as though the issue on O had nearly everything to do with a complete lack of focus by many players on the team (apparently many of those being on O). When you combine that with the fact that our D was a bit hamstrung by our LBs ... the results of what we witnessed are far less surprising.
The SHAMEFUL thing to note is how quickly many fans were so quick to throw O'Keefe under the bus. And even some were maligning Ferentz. Sorry, but the coaches can say and do ALL the RIGHT things ... and, in the end, these young men still end up having to make their own beds. I know for A FACT that Ferentz doesn't turn a blind eye to these issues ... I know that he does his very best to address them. Thus, this isn't analogous to a bad parent or something like this. The fact of the matter is that sometimes kids who have great parents still end up making dumb decisions. This doesn't mean that the kids are bad ... however, it does indicate that they could be too dumb/immature for their own good. Hopefully they get their crap together before it's too late ....
The SHAMEFUL thing to note is how quickly many fans were so quick to throw O'Keefe under the bus. And even some were maligning Ferentz. Sorry, but the coaches can say and do ALL the RIGHT things ... and, in the end, these young men still end up having to make their own beds. I know for A FACT that Ferentz doesn't turn a blind eye to these issues ... I know that he does his very best to address them. Thus, this isn't analogous to a bad parent or something like this. The fact of the matter is that sometimes kids who have great parents still end up making dumb decisions. This doesn't mean that the kids are bad ... however, it does indicate that they could be too dumb/immature for their own good. Hopefully they get their crap together before it's too late ....