The team and culture left by Whaley/Rex was a problem. Poor coaching of the players we had under Rex. Whaley left us with cap issues. And most importantly m, there was not a sense of team in the building. It took some time and roster turnover, but they have not strayed from their plan.
Beane purges the roster and through a few good drafts and free agents, had given McD the tools to work with. He’s stocked the roster with players who are team first.
What McD has done with this team is nothing short of amazing. He’s instilled a winning culture/attitude, put together a great coaching staff and has become a very good game day manager. Yeah, we lost a few we should have won this year - all good teams do. But the difference in how our players are readied every week has been excellent.
I expect this team to make a similar jump next year. Should be fun!