I believe the winning starts this year. Winning changes everything. We get that first win, the fans feel better, the players feel better and like wild fire it catches on. Look what happened in Seattle once GM Jon took over. That was a team no one saw winning. Not after the year they were having. But the right attitude changed perception, perception became reality and the entire organization looked to breathe new air. With what we have in place at the draft, with a Stud like Chandler leading this defense and with a fan base hungry for a winner I believe we can start seeing wins this season and true success as early as next season.
So Mr. Crowe I want to win now. I see us starting that trend this season, I see us even better next. I understand the difficulty of this division but every year since this team won 10 games, there has been a new division winner each year. There is no reason why that can't be us next year, or if all breaks the right way maybe even this year. You never know, Look at what Michigan and Kansas City did in one year, proper leadership and a good draft can change everything.
Now, let me address this division. Orlando has a good offense and a great QB. Miami has a solid defense that gets to the QB and Alabama is solid on both sides of the ball. In this league you most definitely need all that, but a good offense and no defense is as inept as a good defense with no offense. Teams like Orlando and Miami, they don't have balance. Their identity is one sided. I plan to bring Atlanta an identity. My vision is that we can field a solid defense, a solid O-line that will help us run the ball down the oppositions throat. My vision starts with this draft. This draft is what is going to help us put a defense in place to chase down Jamie Ortega and intercept the QBR master Merv Patton. Once this O-line has been rebuilt, Miami’s front seven won't have a chance to feast on us anymore. Defense and stout running game will give us back our identity as Warriors and give us a chance in every game.
Now, Mr. Crowe, I won’t tell you how long I need so Atlanta can be successful because I intend to be successful now. You want to see winning, we will start winning this year and we will win more next year and more after that. This is your team; I am here as long as you believe in me and are satisfied with what you see on the field. So if you would like to know how long will it take to get these Warriors back to the promise land, I confidently can tell you, if the players strap on their chin straps, lace up their cleats and put on their helmets every week, we can be fighting for the division by next season.
