The nicest thing about the 2011 season was obviously first and foremost AJ Green: the best rookie they've had in ages and ages. Dalton also played very well for a rookie QB and looks good enough to win with, though he did not play well today. As for the young talent, they had mainly five guys who played major roles with (R) or (2) next to their names: Dalton, Green, Gresham, Atkins, and Dunlap. So I don't get carried away labelling that the best haul of young guys ever. It's nice but they need a lot more to win a Super Bowl.

Now what needs to be fixed?

The most important thing going forward is what happens with Lippincott's replacement. Do we get a family member/other unqualified crony/someone from a local high school? Or, (like the Raiders just hired the Packers director of football ops to be their new GM), do we get someone who has at least a few NFL bonafides? If Mike Brown leaves that spot open ("we don't need a director of football operations") or hires a crony ("my grandson Timmy can do it just fine"), then it's unrealistic to expect that much change in this town. Sorry. The number one need is still a competent person to run this organization from top to bottom. And I don't mean Katie!

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