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Originally Posted by KC Fish
Laz.... I really don't understand this line of thought. We've been a terrible terrible team for 2 years. It's obvious to everyone that there wasn't much talent on the team. We knew there was a possibility of an uncapped year after the CBA expired.
There was absolutely no reason to stand pat and evaluate anything this year. None. We're already at ground zero, start building already, there is nothing to lose.
It doesn't take an entire season to determine that a team that only won 6 games over 2 years doesn't have much talent. In fact, the talent areas should have been even easier to identify. 95% of the board could have told you what players had a chance to excel this season. When only 5% of your team is actually talented, the evaluation process isn't very difficult.
"Rolling the dice on a bunch of new players?" What's the risk? Seriously?
And honestly, the didn't even really limit anything personnel wise. They brought in over 40 new players.
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i understand it
1. if you have a rotten apple spoiling the whole bunch you either get rid of the entire bunch(which isn't really possible in the NFL) or you take the time to find out who's rotten before you bring in more apples.
2. if you have a brand new head coach who's gonna need some learning curve time you don't spend a bunch of cash on guys who may not be used the 1st year fully due to the HC learning curve.
3. if your team is already going to be in massive turmoil because of all the changes adding a bunch of new players is just gonna make it worse.
it's much safer to take it one step at a time ... which is what Pioli did.
now he knows the bad apples, the amount of suck, where the suck is focused and can move forward with some knowledge of where he stands. Haley has had a chance to realize he needs to calm the **** down and he didn't tell a bunch of high priced free agents to "**** off". He just told a bunch of scrubs to "**** off"
drafting a new QB would of dam well ruin the rookie .... almost ruined Cassel.
as shitty as this season was i can see the method to Pioli's madness even if it wouldn't of been my first choice.