Coaching...or Talent?

[Whatever]

(11-09-2024, 12:00 PM)bfine32 Wrote: When the team was historically bad and underperformed w/ CP9 I attributed it to the ownership not treating the players as professionals with their amenities, travel, and facilities. This was compounded by a lack of GM and understaffed scouting department.

Marvin came along and helped w/ the FO stuff as far as player selection/management. He was able to draft fairly well, yet got little help via FA or with the facilities.

Zac entered and the FO made a 180. We started dabbling more in FA and upgrading facilities, but now drafting is suspect.

We're almost "there" as mad as folks are currently because we have a losing record, we have one of the best teams in the NFL, but we cannot maintain it because we cannot draft for shit. KC can part w/ big $ players because they can replace them through the draft. Our only option is to replace them w/ cheaper FAs and crappy draft picks.

So the answer is currently talent, but it's because of the FO

One of the issues plaguing is in recent years is that with the current draft setup, the coaching staff is involved in a lot of the scouting.  With the consistently poor return on investment from premium draft capital spent on the defense, that's more of an indicator that the defensive staff needs overhauled.