(01-08-2025, 11:00 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(01-08-2025, 10:07 AM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: I don't think his talent evaluation in the draft has been horrendous.  It's been average to above average in my opinion and my concern is that we've historically been way below average in the years prior to him being here.  So, it could be and has been a lot worse in my opinion.  I do think the trade back and still landing Brian Thomas move probably saved him.  He had a criticized at the time but ultimately well managed free agency period 3 years ago.  Then we did very little in free agency two years ago.  And finally, he had an objectively poorly managed free agency period last offseason.  It's certainly debatable and I wouldn't have been shocked had he been fired, but I can see the other side of it.  And although those free agents that were brought in contributed to our woes this year, there were many other factors including offensive play design at times with receivers way down the field in the same spot, drops on 3rd down at key moments in games, injuries, some questionable if not bad calls by refs in the early part of the season that absolutely contributed to the final score of a few games, scheme change on defense without all the pieces to properly run it, etc.

Also, a new GM is going to want his guys and would be blowing this roster up.  Some might want that, but I think there are enough good young players already on the roster not to have to or want to do that.  We lost something like 10 one score games.  We're not that far away from being back to where we were at 8-3 playing for the 1 seed a little over a year ago in my opinion.  I think that's largely what Khan is thinking as well.

So you’re team “it was all Doug Pedersons fault”.

"average to above average drafting + one good free agent period and one objectively bad free agent period" 

Hardly sounds as black and white as you are trying to make it there. 

Actually sounds like a pretty objective take on Trent's tenure thus far. 

And you aren't asking me - but I think GM, HC, his staff, and the players all have lots of blame to share in the 2023 collapse + 2024 miserable failure.

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(01-08-2025, 11:00 AM)The_Franchise_QB Wrote:

(01-08-2025, 09:42 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: If what Pete Priscois reporting is accurate, Baalke is either going to be gone, or his decision making power will be neutered by a HC with ability to overrule him.

It's weird, but it's how they are getting the HC interviews they want, so I get it.

I already knew this, but it should damn sure be evident to EVERYONE after this (all media basically was wrong) to everyone that nobody knows what Shad will do/allow. So take Prisco as one of us on duvalpride.com... a speculator.

He's a speculator with more sources than us, but sure. He speculates plenty.

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