(10-15-2018, 12:57 PM)SamusAranX Wrote:

(10-15-2018, 12:50 PM)Kane Wrote: Are we really looking for blood because the team extended a QB that was playing very good football in the AFCCG? I mean, teams a duped all the time (Average Joe turned a SB run into millions upon millions himself)
The OL is down to its 3rd LT (which usually is trouble for any team) No one is 3 deep at LT.
The RB is hurt (but everyone was on his jock when he was running people over last year)
Everyone loved all the signings when we were winning and now, its trash this trash that....

Eh... typical board fan reaction for the typical folks to a really bad loss. But damn.

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Fully agree.
If we land with the 20ish pick (which is actually being optimistic at this point imo) we'll be in position to move up if need be.
There are a couple good QB prospects coming out this year. A move must be made this draft, early. But OL should be addressed hard and heavy. FA, 2nd and 3rd round.
RG and RT are definite needs. Maybe Cam slides to RT post-injury and we get a LT (but the really good LTs tend to be top draft selections where we may want a QB)

If this season ends up in the dumps (eliminated from playoffs early) I could see Caldwell being cut loose.
But I get this feeling a lot of fans will be mad this off season when sweeping changes aren't made because of recent success, the fallacy of continuity, and the injury excuse.
If we make the playoffs and are 1 and done. Would Khan want to, or need to even, pull the plug or make changes?

I, for one, don’t think Caldwell merits firing, barring a complete season meltdown; even then, it’s a toss up. 


I will say that this franchise was in the exact same situation, or at least close, before with Garrard; plays well, has a great game against the Patriots, then they hand him the keys to the family car. We all know the end result. So you’d think they would have been a bit gun shy on doing such again with bortles but again, nothing can be done at the moment.  The one saving grace is that they structured the  contract so as not to destroy our cap too much should we have to cut bait.

This front office didn't do it with Garrard.
Every team makes knee jerk reactions to the QB position. Because it is the most important. So I can't blame them for drafting a guy like Bortles because of something they thought he could be... and I don't blame them for giving him a semi-team friendly deal because it looked like he finally had turned a corner so to speak.
It's like an offensive lineman getting a holding penalty... its an effort thing.

BUT
we can put some pressure on the front office for paying an OG huge money when we passed on OGs in this years draft and the previous year.
also... not addressing QB at all outside of Kessler? really? (Tanner Lee doesn't count)

I think more flack should be directed to the coaching staff than the FO though.
It seems like injuries caused them to panic on offense and on defense... its like Wash said "OK I did it my way and it didn't work, so I did it your way and it worked, but I wanna try it my way again now that we got some better guys on D"
Screw your stupid zone crap Wash. Man up!

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