(04-21-2022, 01:51 PM)Upper Wrote: Seems talented and experienced, but gotta think it's mostly just a Baalke yes man.

Promised an EVP above Baalke and an assistant GM below him to keep him reined in, wind up with one lackey below him.

I would expect absolutely nothing else from Khan.

Yeah. Felt that was what was going to happen when Khan was questioned during the introduction press conference of Doug Pederson. He paid the fanbase a bunch of lip service, however, he's a billionaire with an ego, and, he's not going to let public or popular opinion sway him. Would be seen as a sign of weakness. I get it from that perspective. 

Unless the other 31 owners or some of the owners went out on his yacht or went out for a round of golf with some drinks involved and told him the truth. I don't see him budging. 

Also, it's unlikely any of the owners would really go out of their way to help him as it only benefits their own team in the long run if the majority of the teams have a massive turd in the punch bowl swimming around it. 

Ultimately. Like I said. And a lot of us already know. This team's fortune hinges on the success or failure of Pederson/Lawrence. It'll either be a match made in heaven that maybe nets this team is an amazing 10 year run of up's and down's with mostly up's and play-off runs with some heartbreaking losses or a gritty SB victory (maybe two, three, a man can dream) or it's going to be a [BLEEP] train wreck.

I don't think Baalke's role or any additional personnel's role should have a devastating effect on Pederson and Lawrence. I expect both of them to rise above it all.

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