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Things That Make You Go ‘Rawr’
By Brinson | May 14, 2008
Hearing John Fox talk about smashmouth football in the middle of May is pretty nice. Especially after seeing he and Marty Hurney actually take the necessary steps to ensure that we won’t be egging on ___ and short next season, as was the case when DeShaun Foster lost yards last year. And that is clearly one of the things that has Foxy pumped up for 2008.
As Fox answered questions from fans at the Charlotte Touchdown Club luncheon, he made it clear why they spent the offseason drafting a bruising running back and restocking the offensive line with five players weighing 325 pounds or more.
“I was tired of third-and-1 becoming fourth-and-2,” Fox said. “People were being critical sometimes for us not going for it on fourth-and-2. Why on earth would I ever do that? We can’t get there on third-and-1.
“So we wanted to get more physical up front. I think we accomplished that.”
Love it. Of course, Otah has to be legit and Stewart has to stay healthy, along with Delhomme not being injured again, but hey, other than that, we’re freaking golden. Seriously, I’ve long since dropped the “casual” portion of my optimism and am full fledged invested for this year. Which isn’t always a good thing, but wha’ever.