Quote:Just curious, has there been any decision at all since the Gus firing that's sparked your imagination?

 

I get that it's exciting.  Like opening presents on Christmas day... not knowing what you might get.

 

But have there been any decisions or rumors that made you stop and think?  Hmm... wonder what they were thinking here?  What's the connection there?

 

Any questions raised at all?

 

If not - why?  If we're not asking questions, we're not being curious fans.

 

Interesting... no one has asked you to be harsh and criticize every move... yet you imply that's what I'm doing here, which does explain your reaction to me.

 

Through discussion with others on the board, do you have any opinion or opinions about any of the changes that have influenced you to stop and take pause, and change your opinion?  I certainly have, and I'm certainly not too proud to admit it.

 

In this instance, the entire record of Chip Kelly at the NFL level is one big red flag.  We can spin it or chalk it up to being the fault of Chip the GM, or Chip the HC... and maybe somehow Chip the OC would be different.  But unfortunately his overall record speaks for itself.  The bad certainly outweighs the good from my perspective, yet I haven't found anything yet to move that needle.  I think it's more than fair to question whether or not Chip is better suited for college, which I'd wager most football fans would agree at this point.

 

To me that's asking a bit more than "wait and see," when signs seem to show caution ahead.  That's being overly generous, which... is opposite but equal to being overly negative.  You may not want to believe it, but it is possible to be cautious and not own a pitchfork.  Overly generous is just as bad as overly negative.

Again, why question things until they deserve to be questions?

 

I clearly stated my top candidates were Shanny and Mike Smith for HC. I said McDaniels I'd like due to offensive mind, and Marrone was my 4th guy and I'd prefer to go outside of the organization for a HC hire. Once Marron was hired, I was a little skeptical at first but decided he's our HC for the next couple years regardless of what I say. I look at his past OC/HC jobs where he's had large roles and he's either turned a team around or had very solid success quickly. He was an offensive mind, brought experience, and is hard nosed which is something we needed at HC so I bought in. 

 

Again, I'm not someone that is going to complain/be down about moves until they show they should be. If this season things look much of the same/are clearly not working than I'll get skeptical and call them out for it. Until then, what's the point? If you and others want to get skeptical/not like the hires right away cool. That's not how I am. Doesn't mean I think things will work out, but I'm not going to get all up in arms/worried about things until there is a reason to be.

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