Quote:All the two stepping in this thread is awesome. Remember Caldwell put us here byvsigning straight up scrubs all the way around. We've had the most cap room two years straight and we end up with scrubs like Gerhart and Hayes. Perhaps after seven years of not spending money in FA Shad can break the lease essentially for free.

 

What expensive RB did we pass up in free agency for Gerhart? What expensive LB was out there that we passed up for Hayes?

 

I get that Caldwell has had a few misses, but the above isn't really a fair knock.

 

Caldwell's drafts have been pretty good (for the most part), IMO. He's also hit on some FA's too, despite the obvious misses. 

 

I see the problem as much more of a coaching problem than a personnel problem. This coaching staff might be the worst in the entire league. Easily the worst pair of Coordinators in the entire league.....but, Caldwell is far from the worst GM in the league. Caldwell's biggest mistake is probably choosing Bradley.  Its never a good gamble to select a head coach that has no prior head coaching experience. For that to work out, the guy has to be incredibly dynamic and intelligent, and Gus wasn't that. Even Belichick who was that - didn't work out until his 2nd HC gig. Gus is a glorified cheerleader who's most intricate answer to any specific question is "we just gotta keep getting better". Yeah....great plan, Gus. 

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