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Originally Posted by dirk digler
When is Pat Bowlin and the fans going to start to hold Shanahan responsible for all his ****ups? Pretty much every decision he has made at least in FA sucks ass. His drafts haven't fared much better either.
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Shanahan isn't hitting on 100% of his moves, but ... he has more successes than failures. And, he is more active than the average coach when it comes to changing things. Is it over the top sometimes? Possibly, but you can't say he is ever just "content".
I'm not going to fault him for taking a chance and failing...
The Plummer experiment was interesting, but you can't argue with the wins during that tenure. The revolving door at RB has been frustrating, but they've been successful more often than not.
The trade for Bailey worked... signing guys via FA like Lynch, Stokely and others have worked. There have been a fair share of failures as well during that time.
I look at the drafts and yes, there have been a number of misses. However, he's hit on several as well over the years.
The 2006 class is something that looks to be very nice.
| Rd | Sel # | Player | Position | School |
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| 1 | 11 | Jay Cutler | QB | Vanderbilt |
| 2 | 61 | Tony Scheffler | TE | Western Michigan |
| 4 | 119 | Brandon Marshall | WR | Central Florida |
| 4 | 126 | Elvis Dumervil | DE | Louisville |
| 4 | 130 | Domenik Hixon | WR | Akron |
| 5 | 161 | Chris Kuper | G | North Dakota |
| 6 | 198 | Greg Eslinger | C | Minnesota |
There were some forgettable drafts without a doubt in the years before 2005 and you see that now with the holes on the team.
I'm not saying the guy hasn't failed at times, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt because to be honest... I'm not sure I like the idea of not having Shanahan as the coach right now.
2007 was only the 2nd losing season for Denver since 1995... that's a nice history of not sucking and something that speaks well to his ability to field a team that is better than "just average".
We'll see what happens this season.