Quote:Dave Caldwell is undoubtedly an overrated GM by this fan base, in my view. The influx of talent we laud may not be as pronounced, relatively speaking. But because we've been bad for so long, we are quick to dish praises his way.


Funnily, we were never laughing stocks or so readily blown out in the 'average' days of Shack and JDR. Gene Smith's dismantling made Caldwell's average output thus far appear better than it has been. We are still middle tier at best personnelwise, from top to bottom. Key injuries to other teams and how they've adjusted and still compete well, is my indicator. Take Bortles and Telvin out, we'll probably go 1-15. That tells me, the shelves are not nearly as stocked as we imagine.

I'd agree if the rest of the league didn't notice the talent on this roster. I'm in Texas and the people out here know the talent we have on our team. Trust me, other fans bases have been paying attention and feel the jags and raiders are next in line.


The coaching is the issue here. That is a critique on Caldwell I think is valid but the roster has talent.

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