Ashley M.I.A.

When Vic Anderson is banged up, and your other back has a bad case of fumblitis, that may be the time to see what scintillating freshman Darius Ashley can do. He got zero touches on Saturday. Is he hurt? Is he in Krag's doghouse? Is he too busy twittering? Since we get little info from the coaching staff these days, I'll just have to keep checking Ashley's facebook page to get the scoop. I don't know how Tom Jurich expects the fans to react when we're 2-4, have no realistic hope for improvement, cannot get straightforward information on the status of key players, and are often scapegoated for being overdemanding. One of the things welcomed as I look towards a future that likely includes a new coach is the opportunity to press the reset button on relations between the athletic department and the fans. We need to regain some honesty and mutual respect; this feeling that we're at war with ourselves is depressing.