(03-17-2022, 01:12 PM)Jag149 Wrote: Yes 180 degrees from last year. Everything seems to be moving in a direction despite what other GM's are saying. Time will tell if the direction is forward and by how much, but then the bar is not too high.  This makes me wonder if early on after the Urban signing Baalkie and others (not Kahn) saw the dumpster fire coming with Urban as head coach and did not want to give up their cap position for his vision or lack of one.  I do not believe fan pressure is the reason, but something is different, just not sure what it is.  Glad we are trying at least.

1. It's a feature and not a bug if other GM's are unhappy. 

2. I kind of agree with you about something being different this year. It wouldn't be the first time we're the offseason champions but it really does feel different now. I'm hoping/thinking it's the fact that Pederson can tell Baalke what he needs better than the previous HC and probably has a better ideas of the available players too.

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