Quote:Some yes, but there are some who rightfully criticized the last couple of regimes. They questioned things that were questionable. I mean, we had posters vehemently defending us drafting a punter in the 3rd round so in some sense, there are people who are overly crazy the other way. They'll defend anything this regime does. Isn't that just as bad?


FBT, do you think there are any moves worth criticizing Caldwell for up to this point?

 

I didn't particularly like the Monroe trade initially, but once we got the full detail about why the trade was made, I felt it wasn't worth stressing over.  We'll see what the team does with the extra draft picks they acquired.  At that point, it'll be a lot easier to determine if it was a good move or not. 

 

I thought the team had a solid draft.  So did the experts apparently.  Unlike some here who are now complaining we didn't burn a 2nd rounder for Geno because he's doing okay in NY, I thought the approach they took was the right one.  They recognized the QB talent in the draft wasn't very good, so they focused on areas where they could improve this team.  I think they did a good job based on what was available in identifying talent that will help this team over the long haul. 

 

It didn't bother me one bit that they weren't going after big ticket free agents because I recognized they were not using that as their vehicle to rebuild this team.  This year was never about a quick turnaround, so staying out of the expensive free agent market, and allowing older, expensive players who didn't fit with what they wanted to do long term wasn't an issue for me. 

 

The only move he made that I really never agreed with was letting Daryl Smith walk in free agency.  Especially after he lingered for a while, I figured the team would make a move to bring him back.  I understood why they felt they needed to move on, but I also thought he was productive enough, and reliable enough to be of some use to this team.  Aside from that, the other moves were completely understandable. 

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