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Originally Posted by Chromeburn
What specifically is wrong with the building strategy? I hear this all the time from the local media guys and I don't think they know what they are talking about.
Ballard has specifically said we are not going all out till we get the QB in place. He also thinks teams that skirt and manipulate the cap like the Saints are crazy and it will come around to get them. Saints are about to face that. League may also start to close those loop holes bc they want parity. Ballard thinks the team was ready to win now, that is why they were going the vet route. He is right, the team can win now with solid QB play.
I have been criticizing Ballard for years on here for some of his flaws. But I do think the positives outweigh those flaws. He did botch the LT situation. Not saying he didn't. But he has also done a lot of good things as well. This defense is good. I think the oline will get better with a LT in place. The weapons are young and explosive. He continually knocks it out of the park in the draft. A GM's primary job is to find talent and he does that well. That is not easy to find. We have had two good GM's at it in 38 years.
It doesn't matter. Ballard looked pissed yesterday, he may resign, and he will get another job immediately. Meanwhile, we will have trouble finding a good candidate because of this shitshow.
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If the measurement is adding talent then I think you have to say we had 3 good GMS and add Tobin to the mix. Tobin actually kind of reminds me of Ballard as he made some damn good draft picks, but he made too many stupid ass decisions and was fired for it. We'll see if that happens to Ballard.