For the most part Dave has been as good as any other GM I believe. His drafting and FA acquisitions have been on par or better IMO. He deserves maybe 10% of the blame.

 

His biggest flaw is simply that he holds on to his pet projects too long. Not just holds on to them, but banks on them. 

 

-Not bringing in a viable guard or center in a completely loaded IOL FA class and simply trusting that both Beachum would get healthy and Joeckel would slide in seamlessly was unwise.

-Not bringing in anyone at SS and just trusting that Sample would stay healthy and would prove to be capable competition for Cyp was a mistake.

-Keeping the Chris Smith project alive over Holmes was a flagrant mistake that was incredibly obvious instantly. I'm sure he thought he could get Tyrone to the PS and finesse a way to keep them both, but Holmes was not that much of a draft sleeper and then showed out big time in the preaseason, Him not getting claimed was a pipe dream.

-And lastly Gus, nothing needs to be said about that project. 

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