I would ask this question,
Are all HCs compensating for their GMs in one fashion or another, and could it be that GMs are compensating for their HCs…, Me, I’d bet that it goes in both directions on a regular basis,
Take a deep breath, the world didn’t just end, we will need at minimum three CBs that can start, right now we have two to include Dane, we will be hunting down another one or two, now exhale…,
If you draft a player that has been a flop for three seasons, and then actually get something of value in a trade, it is a positive outcome, all teams go through this sort of thing every so often, so yes it is a win in this regard,
It strikes me that we had no idea what to do with him, as posted up thread he was better as a rookie than this past season, me thinks it was a combo of coaching and the player understanding what he was asked to do,
Railed by who? Fans and Talking heads? Come on man, Beane and every other GM out there don’t give a 💩 about those opinions, we both know that, seems like you may need some angry whiskey shots, 😁👍
How is a “rumor “ of what other teams were maybe thinking of offering him, make what we paid to get him an overpay?, you base your entire statement on a rumor…,
You are correct, those easy yards we regularly give up is our Achilles heel on defense, I have never understood why doing so has been part and parcel of the defense and is why we get beat in the most crucial game every season, oh well, always hoping for the best,
There is much better than a fair chance that Cook would be re-signed already if he hadn’t gone full on nuclear in public to start his side of the “negotiations “
his opening line may as well been, “ I’m not try to start a pissing match, but” …,
The off season is so much fun, 😁👍