A few months ago that 6-2 run was what you were using to justify why we couldn't possibly fire Gase.
I never said we "couldn't possibly fire Gase", you guys like to blow up these fake arguments to talk against instead of what I actually said. His first year started terrible and when Darnold came back they finished 6-2, that's what happened, that's what I said. So you have to factor all of that into your evaluation. I didn't like the Gase hire when it happened, but when you turn a season around like that in year one it's kind of hard to clean house again a year later and justify it.
Same with the QB, we drafted him at 20, gave him nothing to work with, fired two coaching staffs, and now people are crying that he's "broken" at 23. Bullshit. I don't know if he'll be a star but he's shown signs when given any kind of chance. He's also never complained or blamed anyone else when he's failed, he seems like he just keeps working at it. It would be nice to have some better coaching and tools to work with.
That was the least impressive 6-2 imaginable where Darnold barely produced against a horrendous slate of opponents. Obviously, he did enough to win, but little else. Then this year, when we couldn't beat up on the NFC East, he continued to be mediocre.
A 6-2 run in the NFL is a 6-2 run. You can pick it apart all you like because you hated the coach and he mad you sad blah blah blah, but you still have to win the games and they weren't all terrible teams. Take the fan emotion out of it.
