(01-31-2024, 02:29 PM)snarkyguy_he_him_his Wrote: If i were doing this my first priority as a GM is to protect my investment at QB. He completely ignored the weak interior.

Now maybe Doug told him its all good, maybe not.

But you're right it's a collective failure

Yeah. Baalke pretty much alluded to this. Sure, he took accountability, then proceeded to say the coaches need to develop the guys they have on the roster. It's funny, but, they both seem confident in Fortner. Again, I get it, Fortner's entering year three on his rookie deal and there's no need to publicly shame the kid.

However, they use a [BLEEP] ton of doublespeak at the podium. It's "I really like this guy" but also "We're weak in the middle, need to get stronger". It's "I am confident we have the pieces, it's there" but also, "What are these guys doing with their down time, it can't just be practice and screw off once you're off the clock". 

The truth is always revealed in the personnel department. It's revealed eventually once players are signed, cut, traded or replaced on the depth chart. All this [BLEEP] will be put to bed soon enough. 

If they really do enter free agency and this draft without investing a good chunk of the salary cap in March or a quality draft pick in April though at the Center position and Guard positions there is some serious, serious [BLEEP] concerns that go beyond just the "what if" scenarios behind the scenes we're not privy to.

It really means Baalke and Pederson are collectively overly confident and full of [BLEEP] and don't know how to properly evaluate or build a team at all. That's the scary part.

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