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Originally Posted by FAX

Not necessarily "optimistic", but maybe tone down the screaming and wailing just a tad. You're waking the baby.

Look, so far, the worst thing Pioli has done is give the contract to Cassel. That's 28 million guaranteed (not necessarily the 60 million people like to talk about). Worst case (and assuming that Pioli can't unload him), he becomes an over-paid backup ... and a pretty decent backup, at that.

As for the other coaching and personnel moves, don't forget that Pioli was hired late - that's on Clark. Haley was, therefore, hired late and the inventory of staff coaches was depleted by then. We were stuck.

The personnel stuff was Pioli responding to urgent needs and problems. Some of those worked and some didn't. However, (and this is important) would you prefer that Pioli play all year with the hand he was dealt ala Peterson? I think not.

Temper fury with reason, for God's sake.

FAX

28 mil is LESS MONEY THAN WE WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM FOR TWO YEARS FRANCHISED. LESS. (not pointed at you fax) how can people not get that?