(08-30-2022, 10:40 AM)iHaunting Raven Wrote:

(08-30-2022, 10:17 AM)Mikey Wrote: That's precisely the point. If Meyer was so dang clueless
AND we have it on record that Meyer was given authority over the roster
it's a bit of a stretch to lay the blame squarely on Baalke's shoulders as you did.

(which was the entire premise of the question to begin this thread)

So a guy who knew pretty much nothing about the NFL somehow the decided to bring Marvin Jones, Ward, Manhertz RRH, Jenkins, Griffin and Agnew?



Obviously Hyde, Dorsett and the others were his guys but the others... 
Also the draft was obviously mostly not Meyer (who was also probably clueless about players there too except Ohio St guys), we know Baalke has a thing for players who have had injuries but whatever

BTW I never said it was all Baalke's fault but the most important FA's were. Meyer guys were cheap and old (Dorsett, Hyde).

why does it have to be one or the other? Do you not believe that coach and GM debate whether or not to sign players that the scouting team has scouted? You fully agree that Meyer was ignorant about players, citing the Aaron Donald story. So why is it so hard to believe that he wouldn't have nixed a few players that Baalke may have liked, yet we did NOT sign? What if Baalke only pulled players to consider based on Meyer's prescribed desire for how he wanted the roster formed, especially considering that the owner specifically stated that Meyer would have significant influence as to the makeup of his team?

Not saying that any of those possibilities are fact, but I'm also not going to foolishly think that the GM was operating in any sort of vacuum as you seem to be doing.

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