Hervoyel said:
I hear you on the childhood love. I like to think though that I'm a more patient as a man than I was when I was a boy. I've also learned that just because someone's personality grates on my nerves that doesn't mean he's not still doing a good job. I don't think Casserly has done a great job and I thank you for stating my position clearly. I think he's not done a poor job.
After 4 years we had the worst offense in football and the worst defense. We don’t have an edge rusher (Peek is a situational pass rusher on most NFL teams), Babin may or may not pan out. We have the worst linebacker corp in the NFL. We have one quality corner back.
On offense we have the worst line in the NFL. We have a starter who has never thrown for a combined 2TD’s plus 201 yards in a victory in 60 NFL starts; we have the worst TE situation in the NFL….
So, where is all this talent? I don’t see it.
I know we brought in Stacey Mack to start…and he couldn’t get a job in the NFL after we cut him.
I know we brought in James Allen to start…and he couldn’t get a job in the NFL after we cut him.
I know we brought in Keith Mitchell to start…and he couldn’t get a job in the NFL after we cut him.
I know we brought in Charley Clemmons to start…and he couldn’t get a job in the NFL after we cut him.
I know we brought in Matt Stevens to start…and he couldn’t get a job in the NFL after we cut him.
I know we brought in Victor Riley to start…and he couldn’t get a job in the NFL after we cut him.
I know we brought in Jay Foreman to start…and he couldn’t get a job in the NFL after we cut him.
We brought in Steve McKinney to start. He’s paid like a pro bowler…just like Todd Wade.
We traded for Pbuc and gave away the first day of last years draft outside of Travis Johnson for that
The only team in the NFL that offered Corey Bradford a contract? Casserly's team?
Hey, let’s cut Steve Foley! How about cutting Marlon McCree? How about Wright? Sharper? Glenn? They all start in the NFL….on good defenses. Nice roster moves there too....yeah, Charley has done a great job.
Hervoyel said:
I also think that is we accept at face value what Dan Reeves has said (always a tricky business in the NFL, taking things at face value) then the people who failed the franchise for the past four years were the coaches primarily and if Casserly is guilty of anything then it's picking those coaches and then allowing this to go on as long as it did. I think if they're going to hire Gary Kubiak then I want to see what he can do with David Carr. I want to see what he does with Domanick Davis too.
Dan Reeves thought Tommy Maddox was a Franchise QB too. How come Reeves and Kubiak didn’t make him a great player? I’ll tell you….Players make players great players…not coaches.
Hervoyel said:
Vinny how come RB's are a dime a dozen even though all 32 teams lack a quality starter there but QB's are a totally different story since all 32 teams don't even have a quality starter? That's true you know. There aren't 32 guys starting at RB in this league who I'd call quality starters. Not every team has a RB who couldn't stand to be upgraded.
You tell me why Edge James and Shaun Alexander get no action on the trade block while Doug Jolley can get a first round pick…..I’ll save you the time…Quality backs can be had on the first day of any NFL draft, so there is no reason to trade a high pick for one.
If you don’t think the QB is the key to playing good football but when Carson Palmer went down the Bengals were done. When Pennington went down the Jets were done. If we had a better QB here the last 4 years we would not be debating this pick right now…that’s just what I think.