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Originally Posted by Coogs
Nah! I want to get his dander up by suggesting Peterson's players have made a far better impact. He has brought in vets in their so called prime. Hell Winston for Richardson doesn't look like that big of a deal. Breaston is on the bench. Hillis,  . Siler, meh! Cassel...  . Should I go on? Routt? |
The Hillis injury is some fault of the GM?
Winston's had some struggles, but he's still a very good Right Tackle. I think we should wait until the year is up to re-evalutate the 2012 FA's.
Breaston turned in a productive first season as a Chief. It's not his fault that they want Baldwin to replace him. I won't hang that on Pioli either.
There are certainly a group of FA's he can be criticized for. I think at worst, his FA signings are a mixed bag.
The fact that the aforementioned vets are represent the cream of this team's crop is better understood when we realize they're older players in their primes. The young players, even the best ones (Houston and Berry), aren't there yet. It's not surprising that they're still the dominant group 4 years into Pioli's administration.
I think you'd be remiss not to notice some really talented and productive guys that Pioli has brought in. That's what I'm looking at. And again, from a roster standpoint, this team is light years ahead of where they were in 2008.