To expand on this, we need to look at the nature of the NFL these days. Top players are much more likely to go to a contender when money is the same or even a little less with the contender. This is not how it used to be. Players used to take pride in "turning a team around". It seems, more and more, players want to take the easy road and go to the Pats for instance because it gives them the best chance to win. This makes it harder and harder for perenial losers to get better quicker.
Anyway, I'm getting off on a tangent. Tuel looked good, and though I didn't say anything at the time of this thread (I dont think?), I always thought that Tuel might have had something to do with it. You don't drop a veteran QB if the 4th stringer is horrible.