Yes, it was probably a bad decision on his part. But then, given the amount of control Peterson gave Vermeil, he probably expected to be afforded the same luxury.
It's been pretty much common knowledge that Herm wanted to rebuild and Peterson resisted every step of the way.
Had Peterson not stood in the way, this team would have been blown up in 2005 and we would be three steps ahead now than we currently are.
I think Herm is an 8-8 or a 9-7 coach at best right now. That's not good enough. And I'd be okay with him being fired on that premise. But I don't think he deserves nearly the amount of criticism he gets for screw-ups that were made by the front office, particularly ones that he fought against.
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Originally Posted by The Bad Guy
The lemon of a team that was handed to him? You act like this job was forced on Herm Edwards. He ****ing knew the team he was inheriting. He knew the problems that existed here. He worked here when Carl was here, so he should have known the person he was dealing with.
These are all the problems he BROUGHT onto himself.
I must have missed the memo where Herm was held at gunpoint to leave NY to come here.
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