often with the result being improvement the next year. But instead of Fischer and KC doing more of what they do best to fill some of the void left by Haws graduation, they are doing more of what they've never done well before. I don't think Rose counted on that. I think he hoped for the best and planned for the worst -- dumbing down the schedule to give the team time to integrate new guys.

Now he's confronted with a "worse" he hadn't imagined. I think Emery stepping up will ironically take some pressure off Fischer and Collinsworth. If Kaufusi can catch and hold onto the ball and Kyle Davis stops bounce passing the ball right to the other team (is he color blind?), I believe things will settle into a rhythm quickly and the team will gel.