Trichs Coach On Hot Seat, Gore Benched

The Trichotillomaniacs head coach Lao Tzu is on the hot seat after the team’s 41pts blowout loss to the SanFranciscoFerries in week 3.  The Trichs (1-2) are off to a sluggish start after being the subject of "Deckergate" investigation, scoring league-worst 276.40 pts.  Lao Tzu is trying to revitalize the offense by benching slumping and limping Frank Gore in favor of week 3 comet fullback James Casey of the Houston Texans as their RB2.   

"Being and non-being create each other.  Difficult and easy support each other.  Long and short define each other.  High and low depend on each other.  Before and after follow each other," Lao Tzu said about his decision to bench Gore.  Tim Hightower, the team’s most consistent scorer thus far, has been promoted to RB1. 

The Old One’s decision to bench Steve Smith (CAR) in week 1 and Vernon Davis in week 3, both losses, has cost the team over 30 pts.  Following the tao, Lao Tzu is known for more intuitive lineup selection.  It worked in his first season as a head coach, but it has been at times counter-productive of late.  The team may be looking for a more structural approach to the lineup setting.  Confucius’s name has been mentioned as a possible candidate to replace Lao Tzu.

                                            

Speaking of hot seat, Phillip Rivers needs to produce this week against Miami or is also likely facing being benched.  Rivers has thrown two picks in all three games.  While his place in the lineup seems secure this week as backup Mark Sanchez faces tough Baltimore defense, with his bye in week 6 rooming, once benched Rivers may stay there for a while if Sanchez shows he belongs in the league’s Post-Peyton Great QB Club against Baltimore.  With Gore already demoted to the bench, the last thing the Trichs need is another week of their QB scoring in the single digit or the bench more than quadrupling the starter’s points.