Quote:I voted "Yes" due to the wording of the question.

 

Am I happy with what I see on the field?  No.  Not really. 

 

However, I also remember what the team looked like under Mularkey, and under Gus year 1 and year 2.  What we saw on the field this year was light years better.

 

It didn't result in as many wins as we ALL would have hoped, however, to say that the team hasn't drastically improved would simply be fooling ones self.

 

The team HAS improved under Gus and Dave.  Maybe not year 1, when they blew the whole thing up a mere year after Gene blew it up, leaving us with one of the youngest and most talent starved rosters EVER.  But this year the difference was OBVIOUS.

 

I don't know that this year was ENOUGH of an improvement to warrant keeping Gus.  I don't really know how much of the improvement can even be CREDITED to Gus (as opposed to Dave simply adding significantly better talent).

 

What I DO know, is that the arrow is pointing up.  I know that the team improved this year over last.  That's the right direction.

 

The question, is speed.  How SOON can we go from "improving" to "Good" or higher?

I totally agree, I believe we are headed in the right direction under Gus. But that isn't to say Gus is the reason for that, if we had changed coach we may have better progress and results thus far.

 

At the same time, not getting rid of Gus has allowed for more stability and constancy in the franchise. I am a fan of this and believe it may have some influence over the improvement of our players. 

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