I think you're underestimating the impact of Gene Smith on this team.  Gene left Caldwell with next to nothing to work with.  What we're feeling now is still the result of the Gene Smith regime.  Caldwell has had to build this team from the bottom -- and while he's not built it far at all, Gene Smith never had to do that.  He had something to work off of, and as a result we actually saw some decent years under Gene Smith.  Most of which were thanks to Shack Harris' time as GM.  Imagine the Gene Smith era without David Garrard and Maurice Jones-Drew.  


Caldwell isn't doing a good job -- at least that's how it appears at the start of year 3.  But he's not doing worse than Gene Smith.  It's an overreaction by fans who are upset that we aren't competitive yet.  

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