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That's an interesting way to look at McDermott. I have absolutely no interest in moving on from him any time soon - but I'm not so sure he has the cache you think he has. I think he's viewed as a defense-first coach by most and that could be a non-starter for some.

It's remarkable how hiring coaches with good reputations can be twisted into a negative. If this was the Pats a few years back it would be twisted into something along the lines of "see that - they are so damn good everyone wants to coach there - why can't we be like that!". If folks don't like Dorsey that's fine, time will tell. Claiming we hired competent coaches cuz we didn't trust the Dorsey hire is a stretch.

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Don't get me wrong, I'm not putting all the blame on Buck, but he doesn't get a pass - you are absolutely right about Alonso and Lindor.

Disagree, I don't even have to look past the NL East to find someone more deserving. Phillies manager took over a team that was left for dead under a respected manager and not only made the post season but had a deep run. I like Buck and don't want anyone else to manage the Mets but 101 wins or not I can't overlook what happened in the last month of the season - it was more Randolph-esque than manager of the year imo.

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Have you seen the wording in their respective contracts? If so, please share. If you can't share please explain why there is ZERO chance.

@Gugny @ExWNYer @Another Fan Showalter wins Manager of the Year "becoming just the third person to win a fourth award and the first to win with four different franchises" https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35035742/mets-buck-showalter-named-nl-manager-year Off the top of my head I'm not sure who is more deserving but given what we saw from the team after the Dodgers series I would not have given it to Buck.

@section122 Awesome post, fantastic context! I'm not at all against listening to and considering criticism about any aspect of the team. But all too often the criticism ignores all of the positives - and as your post points out any grounding in reality. Before the season started my Giants and Jets friends were absolutely torching their teams - with expectations of no more than 4 wins. I mocked them but they would have nothing of it. Granted both NJ teams exceeded my expectations - but I don't expect that will be the case come January. Regardless, when I see the gloom and doomers on this site it reminds me of the clownish attitudes of my closest friends.

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100% possible. If nothing else it was addition by subtraction. Put another way, why do you think Nyheim isn't an upgrade over Moss?

Cuz it was an upgrade over Moss

IMO, "still class of the league" is an overstatement right now, but I get where you're coming from. Despite another gut-wrenching loss we still go into most games as the favorite. And more than anything else I still think we have legit SB aspirations. Bu there are legit concerns as well.

This is pretty much the post I was about to make. I don't understand why folks need to pin the losses/failures on any singular aspect of the game. Plenty of missed plays and mistakes all around. Also a lot of positives that will get over-looked because (once again) they couldn't seal the deal.

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Back to the 80's. As a humous aside when I googled tesla I've had enough to find a video search also returned complaints about Elon's electric car.

Maybe you should buy a Mahomes jersey.

Why is that a good thing? Does it make you feel better? Or do you honestly think that superbowl talk on message boards or in the media are anything more than hot air from folks who have no impact on who ultimately wins the superbowl?

How much on Sunday will be an evaluation of Brandon Beane? Far less than the the evaluation of Beane thus far this year given time lost to injury on the defensive side of the ball. Which so far I'd evaluate as pretty damn good. If Josh is out this Sunday or past I wouldn't expect the same level of success on the offensive side. But I wouldn't put that on 'roster construction' - last time I checked it's QB driven league and as the drought years should remind us that's not an easy position to staff let alone have a strong backup for.

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