03-19-2021, 12:03 PM
(03-18-2021, 11:25 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Not a complete 180 because of no practice bubble, training facility, weak training staff, etc, but it's definitely near a 180 in terms of trying to bring in players to improve the team.
We're actively trying to improve the team, whereas, during Mike Brown's years, he might make one or two moves to try and keep the fanbase excited (T.O.), but he never really seemed interested in building a team with a solid foundation.
The team was also active in FA last year and it didn't seem to make a difference with the product on the field. Some of that is due to injuries, but some due to coaching changes the org refuses to make and some of it due to not bringing in top-tier FAs. Just being active doesn't mean automatic improvement.
This team is reallllllly good at raising hope, though. They've done a good job this offseason of trying to pump some life back into the fanbase with the new unis, the ROH, the changes to the season ticket packages, etc. And while I would not call this an A+ FA, they've been active for the second year in a row, which I certainly love to see.
The biggest question mark in my mind has been and continues to be whether this coaching staff can round the corner and figure out to make this a winning team on the field or whether it'll be another year of banging our heads against the wall and blaming the players for all lack of success.