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First, is it really that disappointing that we passed on two prospects (one of which was no sure thing) in the draft last year, when the draft this year is supposed to be one of the best WR drafts in recent history? Sure, we didn't get THOSE guys, but we have a chance for as good or better this year, without having to reach. Second, do you really think we blew our best chance at a SB run? I mean, if we need THAT much luck, why not just fire the staff, go back to Rex Ryan and Doug Whaley, draft and sign as much "talent" as we can find, and just wait for them to hopefully play as a unit on a year that we have no injuries and an easy schedule? Why worry about building a consistent winning program? Is that all you're hoping for, year in and year out? A lot of luck?

I think that's a large part of why 50% fail. Because of the low price, high reward potential, teams tend to try to find the most supremely talented player in the first round, rather than sacrificing a bit of talent for fit. BUT, since it IS a free lottery ticket and the most talented players are definitely in that first round, no harm in taking the shot, as you'll have numerous opportunities to get other good players via various means.

I continue to say that, although QB is extremely important, success isn't about 1st round talent or any particular position(s). It's having great coaching and a system that makes it easier to find good players by narrowing down their fit.

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This is why I'm so confident moving forward. We seem to have a pretty solid team, and even if josh doesnt work out, it looks like we know how to at least build a defense and play sound football.

So...buy via a travel agent, or..?

More about what could go right. The officiating has gotten so bad that they've elected to put a moat around Goodell.

Um. They'd be in good shape in the future if those draft picks work out, regardless of signing rivers.

He did? I thought he looks to free agency to fill holes. But I suppose that can be seen as upgrading. I always think of it as he looks for big upgrades in the draft and minor upgrades in FA.

To word it a bit differently (but basically the same point), I think it means that you don't constantly turn over and start rookies. You balance your homegrown, experienced talent with new talent and try not to turn over too much, because it's like having to teach everything all over again and you don't make progress that way. I think Beane's management of the salary cap also allows this, where GMs of Bills past (or Gettleman) were not as able to accommodate.

Is redskins really censored? ? Nope. So what was censored in that article?

What in the actual..

I get that part. I'm just saying, have we had this many players successively posting post operation pics or reports of so many non-trivial injuries being played through?

I think the question is oversimplified. I view a system as a holistic body of processes, culture, concepts, and identity that lasts for years, and sometimes transcends regimes. Sometimes that involves specific schemes, but to be successful, those schemes must be adaptable. That's pretty necessary for sustained success, I think. But if the number 1 posed in the original post is referring to an inflexible scheme that only works with very specific players, then number 2 is obviously way better. It's not even a question. I answered with the assumption of a bit more complexity.

This is bizarre.

True. And if you want to do that in the first/second year while tinkering- great! But if the focus is not doing the extra work necessary to lay the foundation along the way (building the plane in the air), the success won't be sustained. All that aside, this isn't a great case study. Vrabel's in his second season. This could all be a fluke.

If your goal is one super bowl? Sure. This.

The answer can go so many ways. We don't know much about the Titans or Vrabel at this point. They've been up and down since he became coach just two years ago. Going by what has made them successful so far, I'd say Vrabel is trying to lay the foundation of a defensive team that controls the clock. They clearly haven't found out who they are, offensively, yet, unless they decide to actually keep handing Henry the ball at the start of next season. On that side of the ball, whether that was because they started running Henry, or because they benched Mariota, I think Vrabel was just trying to make any adjustment he could to get that side working. It probably wasn't brilliant, it was tinkering, which is partly 1 and 2.

Didn't we lose a few games in 2018, based on ST ball security, alone?

I don't think anyone else even noticed, to be honest.

I'm impressed.

I mean, you're obviously just putting two pictures of Kiko next to each other and claiming one is someone else.

It wasn't great to begin with.

I think it means that we had a very high average return yardage number, and that number looks even better when you look at the first diagram. That diagram says that Roberts was really smart about identifying returnable kicks, and maximizing them when he decided to return them.