(05-17-2022, 10:13 AM)Upper Wrote:

(05-16-2022, 05:28 PM)Jags32250 Wrote: Can we stop with the Baalke BS?  Let's judge him on what he's done here, not his past.  If I were judged on everything in my past i would get no where, nor would anyone else.  Let's see what he can do here and moving forward.

I don't think he's done a good job since he's been here either. He had probably the 2nd most say in the disastrous Chaisson/Henderson draft, the disastrous 2020 Schobert FA class, and the maybe not disastrous but extremely subpar 2021 FA class. The 2021 draft looks pretty solid but not great (Tlaw notwithstanding), with obviously a lot left to be determined.

Since Trent has been the solo man in charge he completely shattered the record for FA spending and turned one of the top amounts of draft capital into what will likely be a marginally better team, but not nearly as much better as you would expect considering the enormous amount of assets used.

So may main questions are:

Why are you assuming he had the 2nd most say for the 2020 FA/Draft. Yes he was here but there is no way to know who had the most ear of Caldwell and Marrone at that time? Just because had the title of director of player personnel doesn't suggest any idea that we know what the power structure was, and how much influence he really had?

Also for 2021, given everything that has come out about Urban Meyer and how much of a control freak he is, do you really think Baalke was the one at the top of that pyramid? Yes, he deserves some criticism for the team building decisions because he may have been sway some things in a different direction, but to say he was the "solo" man and put all the blame on him is probably not accurate.

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