Yes, Dave certainly is more in line with the popular sentiment regarding the choice of players than Gene proved to be. It's kind'a an interesting comparison; Dave is going with the statistically superior selections while Gene gambled often on trying to find 'gems' from less prolific schools. In baseball, I would see Dave as the guy who has the power to hit the long ball, but instead goes for the higher percentage base hit. Gene was the guy who constantly 'swung for the fence' (even when all that was needed was a base hit) and constantly struck out.

 

Then again, comparing Dave with Gene is also kind'a like comparing a 'nice' looking girl to a really ugly girl; next to the wart-hog ugly girl, the nice looking girl looks positively beautiful.

 

Anyway, our record under Dave hasn't been anything to write home to mom about yet. I think this is the lasting effect of what was perpetrated on this team by Gene Smith. We've had two good drafts now with Dave, and this is season three of the total rebuild of the roster. It's time to start seeing some wins now to validate the excellence of Dave's picks and Gus's coaching. We'll see...

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