Yesterday, 03:13 PM
(Yesterday, 09:52 AM)TecmoBengals Wrote: From our outside perspective as fans, and for decades now, I've always found it hard to develop any concrete opinions about the front office, coaching, or players because inevitably there is the lingering question about how much Mike Brown is heavy handed and, excuse my vulgar language, ***** shit up.
I can't determine if Duke sucks or is good at his job. He doesn't have the actual GM title, access to resources (scouting) that real GMs have, and, for all we know, is constantly overruled by the Owner-GM. I think I've read more Hobson articles going on about how a former coach advised to draft a player more than Duke made the pick (Alexander and OL, for example). That's messed up.
Pretty much nailed my thoughts on the subject. Hard to judge who has the power to do what around here. I think Mikey Boy has a lot less say
than he used to as he is almost 90 years old, but he still signs off on everything. Duke hasn't hit on OL picks for years until Mims just last year
though, but even then, what did the OL Coach's opinions have to do with this? The few scouts we DO have? Or Katie, the Blackburns or the other
coaches? Even a former OL coach in PA had advice that evidently was a part of the reason for picking Carman, as you say Tecmo.
Just a strange situation and no Duke is not on the hotseat.
