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Was the tank plan in effect before the start of the season?

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10-23-2013, 04:51 PM

Quote:So you are just writing off Will Blackmon, SenDerrick Marks and Alan Ball as not good?  They've all played at or above their salaries.  

 

You are also content to say that Joeckel, Cyprien and Gratz aren't going to be good players?   Dude, if all six of those guys stick on the roster and contribute average or better performances next year - then this past offseason was easily more successful than any of Gene's.  

 

Caldwell gutted the roster so it could be rebuilt with he and Bradley's design.  Khan on the gutting:
 

A roster of journeymen playing at or above a veteran minimum salary. That's the dream.


 

I'm not saying that Joeckel, Cyprien, and Gratz aren't going to be good players. But so far Joeckel and Gratz are injured, and Cyprien has been a liability. Those who claim that Caldwell 'is doing it the right way' can not base their claim by the play of the draft picks. We have no idea yet whether any of them will ever be any good.


 

If all six stick and contribute average or better performances next year? I'd say that of Monroe, Cox, Knighton, Thomas, and Morrison in 2010 from Gene's first year, and Britton before he was injured. Between Gene and Caldwell so far, THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE except Gene's draft picks looked better as rookies. And your premise assumes the best case to begin with, chances are that two of your six will be injured and one will bust out. 
Are you purposely setting up these replies to help me make my point?

 

I understand rebuilding. Even in year 1 I expect at least a few players who show something special. Do you really believe Will Blackmon, Marks, and Ball are long-term fixtures in a rebuild? it's possible that a journeymen finds a system that fits his style of play so well that he magically becomes a solid starter for several years, but the odds are long against it.




                                                                          

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