I have noticed a negative perception toward the elderly that is an underlying factor in the debates about Marv's capability for this job. To me it indicates a deeper problem. I see a societal shift away from revering the elderly and honoring the wisdom that their years have brought them, to making automatic assumptions that elderly people must be, frail, feeble, senile persons incapable of accepting any challenges. Many have argued that due to his age Marv could drop dead at any moment. That is due more to his humanity than his age. Two words...Reggie Lewis. I had a cousin that dropped dead at 15 from the same heart condition that Reggie had, while my wife's grandfather at the ripe old age of 91 still drives his own car, mows his own lawn, and builds houses with Habitat for Humanity. It is true that Marv has never been a GM, and that may prove to be a problem, but I don't know of anyone who was born a pro football GM. Marv has spent the bulk of his life living eating and breathing football, and is an excellent motivator. Take the age argument out of the equation, and I see very little reason to believe that he cannot be succesful.