[ryanparker]

I agree with you. I questioned before the season if Russell had any players that would be able to step into the roles that Adam Foster and/or Josh Wills had played so well the past few seasons...players who look like winning meant a lot to them out on the field and players whose teammates would be willing to follow their lead. It is certainly not obvious if Russell has anyone like that this year. It was obvious before.

To be honest, it really appears that whole personality of the sidelines is different this year...right on down to the equipment manager who used to run around urging on the crowd. It just doesn't seem like there are as many people as "into it" as there have been in year's past.