09-18-2020, 02:57 PM
(09-18-2020, 02:40 PM)Big Boss Wrote: A trip down memory lane, for those of you who have forgotten:
1.) “For those who say you shouldn’t have signed Bobby Hart, who is going to play right tackle? Who?
2.) Oh, maybe you’ll draft one in the third round and he’ll come on. Really? You’re going to bet your season on that? We may still draft somebody. We haven’t had the draft yet. But you just can’t criticize.
3.) In our business you have to solve the problem.
4.) If you’re not going to play him, tell me who? Trent Brown at $17 million? Really? A seventh-round draft pick? Let go essentially by his team. Really?
5.) We can’t go to WalMart and buy off the shelf. A high quality starting right tackle? That doesn’t exist (in free agency). You have to deal in the universe of options you have.
6.) We ended up signing eight guys. That’s probably above average.
7.) Were they perfect? You’re not going to get perfect. …” - Troy Blackburn, March 2019
I've actually been meaning to dissect this for quite some time...
1.) Simply put, someone who is better. Via free agency, trade, or the draft, there were better options.
2.) Had no problem plugging Michael Jordan in right away, and he was a 4th rounder. What about Logan Wilson this year?
3.) You didn't solve the problem. Not only did you keep the problem, you gave him a raise.
4.) Trent Brown was the only FA available?
5.) Sure it does. And you don't even need a high quality one, just an average one.
6.) Who cares? Because you signed an above average amount of free agents you're allowed to grossly overpay guys who suck?
7.) No one is asking for perfect. They're asking for better than Bobby Hart.
