Waiting To Get Over The Hump: J.P. Losman spoke to the media today, and said it was a tough day seeing everything that he did wrong and everyone was able to see what everyone did wrong in the team meeting. He knows he's getting better at some things but he feels the team is ready to go but they need to get over the hump. He knew that he may be benched and said it isn't affecting him in a negative way. He needs to concentrate on himself and they need to stay together as a team because of all the negative talk outside the locker room. The young QB is very impatient in terms of his growth as a quarterback. This week's game against Miami is a big game for them, and he will look at himself in the mirror and find out what he needs to do to change to get the team rolling.
Team Meeting: Coach Mularkey had all the players watch films together today in a team meeting. before breaking down into positional meetings. They did that last year with good results. They re-iterated everything they've been preaching since day one. The showed everyone where the faults are although there were a lot of positives from yesterday that don't get discussed. It was an open forum with all the coaches talking and participation from the players and thinks it will be a wake up for the players who saw where they were undisciplined. You couldn't do it every week but it was necessary at this point. He hopes running the ball will improve the cohesion along the offensive line and in turn help the passing game improve. He said the team is disappointed at the first quarter of the season but they have to look ahead there is still three quarters of a season left. The coach felt Angelo Crowell played good football yesterday making some plays. He thinks the problem with J.P. Losman is that he still doesn't trust himself and letting it rip. He hopes that improves.
Edwards Has MRI: Ron Edwards is undergoing an MRI today to see the seriousness of the shoulder injury suffered in yesterday's loss. There were no other injuries besides the usual bumps and bruises. He expects everyone else to be healthy for next week. Injury Page.
Halftime Fight: According to various reports the two teams got into a fight at halftime as they entered the tunnel. Josh Reed and Mike McKenzie got into a shoving match and one Saints player said that Eric Moulds spit on his teammate.
Losman Not Happy: J.P. Losman said he's never happy when he's pulled and he takes it personally. He knew the team was looking for a spark by pulling him. The most frustrating part for him is that there are plays to be made, but they aren't executing properly. He did feel more comfortable in the game and it was good to see positive things happening. They are getting better and nobody is folding. They need to keep fighting and the plays will come. He knows they need to be consistent and confident and they have to work on that.
Everyone On Thin Ice: Tom Donahoe told the media after the loss that the team is going to do what is best for the team as far as the QB situation goes. As far as personnel goes, an agitated Donahoe told the media everyone is on thin ice.
Losman Still The Starter: In his post game comments, following the horrible loss in San Antonio, Coach Mularkey said that J.P. Losman is still the starter. He was relieved for the 2nd time in three weeks in the loss to the Saints. He said he put in Kelly Holcomb to try and get a spark and a change of pace. The coach felt the lack of picking up third downs was a big factor in the offensive problems as well as poor play from the whole offense, specifically the offensive line. The coach admits that it is easy to see that they should have run the ball more with Willis McGahee. It was disappointing that they had the Saints in a lot of third and long situations but didn't get off the field. He knows that has to be addressed. The bottom line is that the team needs to play like a team and they haven't played well enough all the way around according to the coach. He knows there is still three quarters of a football season left to make things happen.