(03-08-2020, 07:13 PM)D-Money Wrote:

(03-08-2020, 08:57 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: Or Shad looks at the team and thinks "Geez, Dave sure did bring in a bunch of really talented players over the years, and he looked after expenses pretty well too." The groceries were fine, the chef has been terrible. This team was in good shape talent-wise and with the salary cap when Coughlin got here and "opened up Shad's wallet", kinda like 1999 all over again. For the record, I would've fired Marrone already and am on the fence about Caldwell, but the fact remains that this team was pretty talented on paper in 2017 before the culture stuff started being a problem, and that problem is all on Coughlin as the NFLPA rightly noted.

We had 1 winning season since 2013 when Dave became the GM, the only winning season we had was when Coughlin got here. He lost before Coughlin, 7 yearsa is enough to for someone to show you, no matter what little unforeseen issues may have caused whatever, you have to be accountable. Ok he may be decent a scouting players but terrible at everything else. Stop giving him excuses, we as fans want to see the team win, the players want to win. With Dave at the GM that is not happening. We should try someone else. Would you get 6 years at your current position to [BLEEP] up if you 1 good year?  Why would this job be any different? GM is supposed to select the right people to do the correct things, that they cant do. If they don't work out its on you.. that is all I am saying

I understand your frustration, but Caldwell did his job. The first coach (a roundly lauded hire btw) failed him. The EVP ruined the roster and culture. The second coach isn't particularly good. Did Caldwell keep Bradley on or was it the owner? Was Marrone a Caldwell hire or was it Coughlin? Personally I think Caldwell's work has been very good, because the players are, again, highly praised coming in and then -poof- they go in the tank. And the one thing he doesn't control, and what everyone wants to fire him for, is what happens once he gets them here. If this roster were given to someone like Carroll, or Reich, McVay, or Payton we'd be a dynasty. Instead we got Bobblehead and Bologna Marrona. Ain't no roster winning with that and we all know it.

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