(09-06-2021, 09:02 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(09-06-2021, 08:56 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: Fans almost always turn on coaches and GMs before owners do.  So the fans are almost always right that the coach or GM should be fired, because most coaches and GMs get fired eventually.  For every single coach we've had, there has been a sizeable contingent of fans saying he ought to be fired.  It's the same with every team.  

But if you want to say the fans on this message board have been right about a variety of things more often than the coaches and GMs, for example whom we should draft or free agents we should hire, take a look back at mock drafts, or posts about an upcoming free agency period, and you can see there is never a unanimity of opinion.  So someone will always have a good pick in round 2 or round 3 or round 1, but most people will pick at least as many busts as the coaches and GMs do.  

So sure, one fan is always right.  Because there were 20 fans offering 20 different opinions and one happened to hit it right.  But you can't say "the fans" because there are no "the fans" when it comes to opinions about things.  Opinions are all over the map.

We're specifically talking about coaching and GM decisions and in those cases, the people on this board were right and there was a ton of them. Not just one guy. This discussion has nothing to do with who we should have drafted. Of course you have many varying opinions on those issues. No one is disputing that, but when it comes to keeping coaches and GM's who have failed at their jobs, there is no question, the majority of people on this board were right.

You keep ignoring my point.  The fans almost always turn on the coach and GM before the owner does.  And, coaches and GMs most often wind up getting fired, no matter who they are.  Eventually, they get fired, and the fans that wanted them fired pat themselves on the back for being right.  But what's the big deal about being right in that situation?  Pick any coach or GM in the league.  Odds are, they will eventually get fired.  In 1995, and every year after that, there were fans who thought Tom Coughlin should be fired.  For every single coach we've had, there was a contingent of fans who thought he should be fired.  It's the same with every team.  

You should keep that in mind before you start giving the fans credit for being right on the last 3 coaches.  It's meaningless.

You know what?  I've been right on every coach and GM we've had.  Ever.  Because it has always reached a point where I called for them to be fired.  So I'm right on the last 5 coaches.  Big deal.

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