04-11-2016, 03:31 PM
(04-11-2016, 03:25 PM)wolfkaosaun Wrote: Ummmm how?
Rudi Johnson, Chad Johnson, TJ Houshmandzadeh, Levi Jones, Willie Anderson, Takeo Spikes, Brian Simmons, and Corey Dillon.
And those are just a few guys. There were building blocks already there. Gruden and Zimmer both have had some building blocks but ultimately have also had to do what Marvin did. Get a franchise QB and build around him. Granted, Gruden had Cousins on his roster but choosing him over RGIII was a big move to make.
Marvin did some great things, but let's not act like he built it completely from scratch.
Not only did Marvin inherit the team with the worst record in the league, but before he coached his first game he lost the best player from his defense (Spikes), and the best player on his offense (Dillon) basically quit on the team (541 yards, 3.9 avg in '02).
He had a core (5-6) solid players on offense, but only 2 players from the '02 defense (Justin Smith, Brian Simmons) were still around when we finally had a winning record in '05.
