05-22-2018, 12:30 PM
(05-22-2018, 12:03 PM)depthchart Wrote: To claim that each and every year of Marvin's 15 year tenure he was handicapped by the "worst owner" is a stretch.
There have been seasons where Mike has provided Marvin with enough spending on player salaries and good enough rosters for Marvin to NOT be able to claim during those particular seasons that his Owner was the "worst" in the entire NFL during that particular season.
Mike's overall reputation as a bad Owner may be warranted when taking into account his entire tenure as Owner, however, on a season by season basis Mike has had a number of seasons where he provided sufficient spending on player salaries and a sufficient roster not to be considered the "worst owner" in the NFL for that particular season.
Blaming Mike for each and every Marvin seasonal failure is a phony crutch during the seasons that Marvin was provided enough resources to win with.
Mike provided nothing but draft picks, and every coach in the league gets those. Only difference is our coaches do more scouting. The free agents and trades were all bargain basement moves.
The credit goes to the coaches for developing that talent to create a good roster. What were Reggie Nelson and Adam Jones doing under other NFL coaches?
