(11-04-2023, 10:41 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: Yes, it was a one time thing, which means Baalke, a terrible drafter in his nearly 15 years of making picks, has to be better. That's why I keep saying that the past strategy CANNOT BE A LONG TERM ONE. But Baalke isn't good at the alternative ones because he's a short term thinker. In fact, based on his history, again, we're fortunate at how good that free agent class turned out. The guy historically finds a way to pull the turd out of the gold pile. Hell, he let Doug Pederson walk out of Jacksonville without a contract after they interviewed him. Again, we were LUCKY to get our best coach ever because the GM almost screwed that up too. It's irrational to think that he can continue making these mistakes and continue to have successful outcomes; eventually he's going to get bit. I hope he's learned and that Doug can stabalize him, but we also know from his history, that he has a way of getting a franchise to let their successful coach go if there's an internal struggle. When he gets bit who is taking the fall? Teflon Trent? In short I am skeptical of his ability to lead this frachise into the next phase of success. I keep telling you the reasons, and you keep closing your eyes to the issues. I get wanting to enjoy the Era of Good Feelings we have today, I just hope they don't lead to a CIvil War or Great Depression tomorrow.

Baalke, a terrible drafter - I can see how you might think that as when things work out the way expected it doesn't count. He was lucky. Only things that count are the negative ones.  No one on this board is better at drafting. They may believe they are but at the end of the day they are not.

That's why I keep saying that the past strategy CANNOT BE A LONG TERM ONE - I believe we all agree on this but you keep repeating it.

he's a short term thinker - He doesn't let us in on what his long term plans are because he doesn't work for us nor does he have to. I am afraid there is no proof of this.

we were LUCKY to get our best coach ever because the GM almost screwed that up too. - Shad Kahn has already said HE wanted Urban Myers forever, he had been trying for years. That was him not Baalkie.    That statement is just plain wrong.

Why are you suddenly so anti-Baalkie?  You know Kahn's not going to give you his job right?

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