Chopper, I very much respect your knowledge and opinions of this team and game. As much as I want to give our draft grade an A+
(I am a koolaider), I realize you're grade is much closer to the actual grade.
My quibbles are probably impacted by how I think these picks will work out as much as the picks that were made. I am happy you are happy.Chopper, I very much respect your knowledge and opinions of this team and game. As much as I want to give our draft grade an A+
It seems from the people's grades that are given on ESPN (I only read 1 or 2 of them) that almost every team hits a homerun (at least to me).
I very seldom see a score below a b or even a c.
After saying all that, I give our draft grade an
"A" .
How about we kick the tires on Taylor decker and boss as one year band aids?
It's an idea
A) if the market crashes it isn’t your advisor’s fault.I'll try one more analogy:
Let's say you put all your savings/401K (your hopes and dreams in the cardinals) in the trust of your financial advisor (Bidwill) he tells you after 3 yrs all your dreams will come true and you can go buy that new boat/car you've always wanted but then, the market crashes (3-14 season) and all your money (hopes and dreams) are gone. You're BLOODY
But tomorrow is another day
This Zen crap is giving me a headache....Now that's funny right there!!
Nice edit, Mod Masters
A) You're right
LOL
but Ouchie is.... thats why he jumped in with the clarifications.A) You're right
B) You're right
C) in my scenario the "market" was strictly the cardinals but yes, again you're right
D) it was meant to explain to some members why there are sooo many negative posts and it was due to all the disappointing seasons over the years. But I've obviously failed due to my egregiously inaccurate analogy. I never said I was a lawyer or worked in the financial district
That post was from quite a while ago. Just wait until he reads all the posts that I blamed him for my snarky remarks...
Yes, but building thru the draft is a step by step proposition. You don't get multiple high picks very often. And if your team sucks and 6 of your 7 players drafted are starting, that's a sign of overall improvement talent-wise. That should be lauded. Thats a good draft, and its step one. Then you have to try and take another one the following year. I wouldnt want Monti's job. Not for a second.
That's what I am saying. You have to counter the draft with the overall talent level of the team. If you keep being one of the lower win teams, and keep getting these top picks, and you still haven't moved up in the win column, you could argue the drafts aren't that great. I think guys like Paris Johnson are underrated building blocks you need for example. He's obviously had some good picks. Just not enough of them. Hoping this draft grades out better when we look back a couple seasons from now. I want him to succeed.
It’s not if they’re not playing starting-quality football. It just means the GM jettisoned a bunch of players to make room for his guys.
Just an average GM whose teams are losing more than twice as often as they win. Very much like Eric Decosta in that way, except the results are nearly the opposite.
Coaching has been part of that story, too. QB has been the hugest part. The decision to hang with Kyler so long, has been a big part of that. Now we can bring in some young guys, or do what worked before with bringing in a Warner or Palmer. Hart was a childhood favorite back in the old days. If you don't have a good QB, you are going to suffer in the NFL.
The coach he picked. The QB he said he was thrilled to have when he was hired.
not to mention doing absolutely nothing in the way of getting ready to replace that QB when it was pretty apparent that he had as short of a leash as he did... and then not bothering to replace him after he was gone as well.
And then having JACOBY BRISSETT running to the press complaining about how his contract situation is being handled.
To be fair on the QB, what's he supposed to say, "This guy sucks?"
He could not take the job or have a more compelling escape plan.
These are very elite jobs. Is every situation perfect? Nope. I think pretty much most guys will say what they think will get them hired. He also could have been told, "Kyler's our guy. Make it work."
I'm going to regret this, but, you and Books went back and forth this morning about posting assumptions which in turn causes the board members to take it as fact.
Well he’s not immune from criticism then. Guys who are confident they can exceed at a job they’re ready for don’t act like that.
I would like a better GM, but arguably we have had worse. It starts with Bidwill hiring him to start with. I know if I was Bidwill, by now I would be doubting my judgment in hiring. LOL.
Honestly it’s hard to argue that Monti isn’t worse than both Keim and Graves. We’re entering season five of his leadership with zero hope and maybe two blue chip players — zero of whom he drafted.
