A local take on the team, I think is pretty spot on...

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I don't know what everyone is afraid of. The "well we're better than the Lions at least" bar needs to be raised IMO. If the risk is little, so is the reward.

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@kmillard said:
I don't know what everyone is afraid of. The "well we're better than the Lions at least" bar needs to be raised IMO. If the risk is little, so is the reward.

Some are afraid of going backwards. But sometimes you have to go backwards to go forward. Regardless they were stagnant and that is worse because they were going nowhere. Looking at the culture and the idea that some players felt that they could not approach or connect with the coach is telling. Coaching has changed from 2014 to 2022. The environment for players has changed. It is important to get a coach that will consider that. 

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I would agree.  One thing to understand, it certainly could have been worse, has been worse previously, but I think the expiration date had been reached.  Sounds like he was wearing thin with some key players, so genius or not, he wasn't reaching all of them and that will destroy any team.

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I think the Wilves were considering keeping Rick in another capacity, but discovered or were advised that potential GMs wouldn’t want the job w/ Trader Rick looking over the new hire’s shoulders.

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It was time. When Rick passed on Mac Jones when he fell last year, I had seen enough. We needed a guy like him in position with a rookie contract so we could move forward after trading Cousins. 
Now I’m at the point where the best decision on Cousins is to do a new contract. A 3 or 4 year contract. At least long enough to knock down the insane cap number. They could probably clear $20 million doing it. I don’t see anyone better than him available or who won’t be carrying just as high or a higher tag. Then if Mond doesn’t look like the answer, you have a couple of years to use a high pick to get a quality future starter. 
If they do those things and the new staff does it’s job, they’ll be highly competitive next year. I think this is how the Wilf’s view it if Cousins will work with them on the contract. No reason to move him if that insane contract is taken care of. Then invest the cap savings in improving that horrendous defense. Give us even a middle of the road defense and this team will win a lot of games wit Cousins under center.

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@Kentis said:
I think the Wilves were considering keeping Rick in another capacity, but discovered or were advised that potential GMs wouldn’t want the job w/ Trader Rick looking over the new hire’s shoulders.

I think that's a big part of it. There's also a rumor that Rick turned down the "promotion." Can't blame him for that. 

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Wilfs finally woke up from the delusion that Rick is a great g.m. and rid themselves of the problem.  Bravo!

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@comet52 said:
Wilfs finally woke up from the delusion that Rick is a great g.m. and rid themselves of the problem.  Bravo!

Belichick last 9 drafts: 1 Pro Bowl season, 1 AllPro season, 6 top 100 picks out of football
Spielman last 9 drafts: 23 Pro Bowl seasons. 12 AllPro seasons, 2 top 100 picks out of football, both off-field issues
There's more to being a GM than the draft. So if you want to compare free agency and trade results, Mohamed Sanu and I are ready for that too. 

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@MaroonBells said:

@comet52 said:
Wilfs finally woke up from the delusion that Rick is a great g.m. and rid themselves of the problem.  Bravo!

Belichick last 9 drafts: 1 Pro Bowl season, 1 AllPro season, 6 top 100 picks out of football
Spielman last 9 drafts: 23 Pro Bowl seasons. 12 AllPro seasons, 2 top 100 picks out of football, both off-field issues
There's more to being a GM than the draft. So if you want to compare free agency and trade results, Mohamed Sanu and I are ready for that too. 

And the reply from many will be who's in the playoffs and who's not?

But - that data comparison sure shines a light on Coaching as a problem, not the talent on the field. 

Yup, thx for making me even more uneasy about RS leaving. Just as I was finding some peace in it. 

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@MaroonBells said:

@comet52 said:
Wilfs finally woke up from the delusion that Rick is a great g.m. and rid themselves of the problem.  Bravo!

Belichick last 9 drafts: 1 Pro Bowl season, 1 AllPro season, 6 top 100 picks out of football
Spielman last 9 drafts: 23 Pro Bowl seasons. 12 AllPro seasons, 2 top 100 picks out of football, both off-field issues
There's more to being a GM than the draft. So if you want to compare free agency and trade results, Mohamed Sanu and I are ready for that too. 

I know Rick's depth-free top-heavy roster, inability to put together an o-line for a decade, inability to find a qb for a decade, overpaying of Kirk Cousins, drafting of first round duds like Treadwell, Bradbury, Gladney, Waynes and Hughes, and failure to build a team that ever realistically competed for a title excites you, but not everyone else feels that way.    We have a chance to do better if Wilf finds the right guy.  A lot better.