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I have to admit that I was (and remain, somewhat) incensed over Herm's blatant lie in his first press conference that he wasn't going to change the offense. But, that's all in the past and I'm pretty much over it now just like Herm said I should be.
The retirement of Roaf, the injury to Trent, and the hiring of Solari sent us into a tailspin. The only part of that which can be directly attributed to Herm, however, is the Solari pick. But, the organization should have had the foresight and ability to develop a lineman or two who could serve as reasonable replacements for our big Willies. Not only did they not do that, they brought in several of the worst offensive linemen ever to play the game of football. That is just stupid. Actually, I don't know what you call it ... malfeasence, maybe.
Herm then realizes he's in the crapper and comes up with a "Plan". It's kind of cool, too. Because, not only does the "Plan" mollify the fans who get excited about watching young, upcoming players, he buys himself additional years as our HC because young players aren't expected to win right away. Carl backs the "Plan" because he has no other choice in the matter and we're off to the races.
My problem is that I don't know whether or not we're racing toward success or failure. Time will tell, I suppose. But, if you base your future expectations on past performance, I'm not sure Herm isn't the worst coach in the league right now. I mean, who would be worse?
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