Quote:Caldwell traded away the one player on the roster (who wasn't playing well, btw) who had trade value, and only because the team was approached by the Ravens. They traded away a player in the final year of his contract who they could have held on to and watched him walk at the end of the season with zero compensation.   I'm pretty sure he didn't do it to have an excuse for losing, especially when you consider the trade happened while we were in the midst of the current losing streak. 

 

I've never heard Caldwell's wife, but I honestly don't care how she pronounces the name of the team.  What I do care about is seeing this team improve.  What I also understand is that with the situation as bad as it was over the past couple of seasons, we could have followed the status quo of trying to band aid this and do a fake rebuild.  We've done that twice before and it never resulted in any sort of sustained success.  The other approach we could follow is blowing it up.  Since we've done the piece meal approach under Harris and Smith with limited success, completely dismantling this thing and starting over is an approach that seems to make the most sense, especially coming off 7 wins in the previous 2 seasons. 

 

I too am interested in seeing this team improve.

 

You have a well-earned reputation of calling them straight.  I remember when you came out and criticized JDR several years ago when he still had a lot of fan support.  So I'd like to ask you how long you, personally, are prepared to sit by and wait for visible improvement before you put this leadership team under the microscope?  Are you just writing off these next 3 years like many others are, or do you have an idea where you'd like to see the team be by the end of next year?  Also, do you have any reservations about Bradley or Caldwell that you'd be willing to share, or are you just 100% behind them no matter what?

 

I'm asking out of respectful curiosity, no other reason.

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