(10-21-2018, 09:34 AM)SeldomRite Wrote:

(10-21-2018, 09:07 AM)Bullseye Wrote: So even though Caldwell is marginally better than most GMs, which are no better than knowledgeable fans, Caldwell is not a legitimate GM?

Tell me, what of Coughlin's influence?

The team didn't spend as much on free agents until TC got here.

1.  When I say legitimate GM I mean someone that can recognize great players without it having to be obvious. Ramsey was obvious, Mahomes wasn't. A GM that merits the millions he's being paid recognizes someone like Mahomes and goes ahead and takes them. Not an injury prone running back.

2.  No idea about TC, but the team signed Malik and others with high priced contracts before TC was here, so I'm not sure what point you think you're trying to make. Are you saying Dave wouldn't have made those signings before TC arrived? Maybe or maybe not, but how does that change that our GM didn't recognize the next franchise QB when he had a shot at him?

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1.  There are plenty of good players on this team that weren't "obvious."  Jack, Ngakoue, Linder, Telvin Smith, Allen Robinson (no longer on the team).

2.  Last year, the team signed Bouye, Campbell, Church and traded for Dareus, which made last year the biggest free agency/veteran haul this team has had in quite some time.  This year, the team signed Norwell and ASJ.

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