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Originally Posted by DeezNutz
Do you read what you write?
Who are the players whom Haley "improved"? Bowe? Was a stud before Haley arrived. DJ? Potentially true. Still a stud this year, so definitely not a "loser." Hali? See DJ. Flowers? Nope. Stud before Haley arrived. Albert? Nope. Good before Haley arrived and good after.
Oh, you meant "losers" in a general sense? Well that was true during Haley's tenure, too.
Ironic that you say this is "exaggeration planet" after making such an inaccurate and hyperbolic initial statement.
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Albert wasn't "good" before Haley arrived. He played in a pistol offense that masked the fact that he had no technique. Haley's decision to force Albert to cut weight and coach up on technique was a ballsy move, and a terrific move, and Albert progressed from a swinging gate to a top-tier left tackle. The idea that Bowe was a stud that didn't improve is nonsense. He was a good player when Haley got here. But he changed from a guy who was 10 lbs overweight in training camp to a guy who started working for months in an intense offseason training program with Larry Fitzgerald, which never happens unless Haley was there. And guess who started losing focus and dropping the easy ones again this year? Bowe. DJ went from a freelancer, to a focused missile under Haley, to a freelancer again under RAC who plays with no discipline. Eric Berry improved to the point of an almost dominating performance against Baltimore, then... you guessed it, became a freelancer again. Hali was asked to cut weight and was in tremendous physical condition, and guess what, he regressed under Romeo. Young guys like Asamoah and Hudson and Houston... you could see steady progression in these guys (Houston was a complete nonfactor early in the year). Jovan Belcher... limited by talent, but improved every year. Tyson Jackson -- played about to his ceiling under Haley.
By the way, all these guys got far worse after RAC took over in 2013. The team was in peak physical condition. You had guys working their tail off in practice. And you had freelancers playing with discipline. Last year, we had people laughably claiming RAC deserved credit for that and Haley didn't. How well is that theory holding up now?
It is completely exaggeration to say nobody got better. Apart from maybe McCluster, name another player on this team who didn't reach his potential? And Cassel doesn't count, because he didn't have talent.