(10-21-2024, 11:06 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(10-21-2024, 10:59 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Really? 

So you think Rooney is telling Tomlin what scheme to run? 
You think Sheila Ford is telling Dan Campbell what his coaching philosophy should be? 
You think the Hunt family sat down Andy Reid and told him what he'd do differently in KC opposed to Philly? 

I think the typical methodology is for an owner to hire a GM he trusts well enough to lead the HC hiring process and convince the owner of who the right coach would be for their roster and its development/augmentation. 

Then that coach should absolutely be left to bring their vision of the team to reality. 
If they can't - you got the wrong coach or couldn't get him enough viable pieces. 

Having an owner dictate to a FO and coach what the team's identity is going to be sounds like a Jerry Jones and Jim Irsay prescription drug fueled nightmare.

What we have here is a GM who wants to dictate to the coach what the identity will be and he drafts and signs players that aren't always the best fit. If, as is being reported, Neilsen was a Trent hire rather than a Pederson one that all the more shows how the GM wants to really be the head coach.

There are so many wild rumors flying around about Baalke - and they derive from years of ire by a segment of the fanbase - that I just don't put stock in any of those rumors. At all. No way to know which have any merit at all. 

What I DO know is that the mandate from ownership that Pederson and Baalke make personnel decisions together is not working out in terms of scheme fits/identity/cohesion etc way too often. 

Despite all of that - the team HAS actually acquired a decent collection of talent. They just look like the clown segment of the show at the three ring circus way too often. Someone has to answer for that after 3 seasons. 

I'd love to see a capable GM with a clear vision that is aligned with a capable HC he trusts -- but so would 20 other NFL teams right now. Not easy to make happen, but if they can find a way this offseason, I'm all in. 

What I don't want is an owner telling his executives and coaches how they are going to do the football things. Hold them accountable - but let the football guys do the football things.

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