Never had any issues with James Harris. I remember those days very fondly in my early youth - teenage years. The only complaint I had when I look back on that era was cited a few weeks ago.

1. Lack of foresight. Brunell still had another year or two in the tank. This was made evident after the trade with Washington. Prior to RGIII's rookie season I think it was the last time they had made the play-off's. Gibbs and Brunell had a nice little run for a minute there.

2. Garrard not being given a chance to develop or fairly compete for the starting job.

3. Missing out on the opportunity to land one of three future hall of fame QB's the following year in 2004 between Manning, Rivers & Roethlisberger.

Given that it was Harris and Jack Del Rio's first up to bat. It wasn't surprising that they wanted to make their mark early. So, it's forgivable. I can at least say three good things overall about that era though. Regardless of talent on the roster. They were:

A. Competitive - They had better draft classes than most people realize.
B. Established an identity - Running offense with stout defense - You knew what you were going to get consistently.
C. They went after players on offense to make the QB's job easier on paper at least.

They at least TRIED. They never lost no more than 5 games during Jack Del Rio's tenure, that only happened three times as well, first year in, mid point in his career and then his final year. There was a good four year stretch where they were .500 or better. Keep in mind. This is during an AFC South division that had a Manning in his prime where 12 -4 and 11 - 5 was only good enough for 2nd place inside the division. They swung for the fences sometimes at the WR position via the draft and free agency. They were not afraid going for it.

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