Just realized what might be holding this franchise back..im

[BenZoo2]

(05-18-2018, 09:43 AM)fredtoast Wrote: It is correct that when a team depends almost entirely on the draft then they have to hit on every draft. The '15 draft was a complete bust. that one draft ended up derailing our plans for the last two seasons.

However it is incorrect to say that all of our recent drafts have been busts. I'd say they have been as good as most other teams in the league. So there is no need to get rid of Tobin.

When you consider how weak we are in free agency you have to admit that either Tobin was elite at selecting players or our coaches were elite at developing them in order for us to make the playoffs 5 years in a row. We accomplished that while having our hands tied behind our back during free agency.

I would tend to agree with you that on point 1. When relying on the draft to replenish your roster you need to have a higher % of hits than the league average.

I would tend to agree here as well. Too early to rate the last 2 drafts. This year we will be when we can start to really evaluate the ‘16 draft.

I don’t know that I’m fully on board here. Aj has performed as he should given his draft position. Probably the same as dalton. Geno was a big hit.

But also during that playoff run some teams were way down across the afc. The afc east was a joke outside New England. Half the south was not good. The West was ok and couldn’t really separate themselves with the exception of Denver. It wasn’t exactly a battle royale for that last playoff spot when 7-9 to 9-7 had you in contention.

This is a stretch where ebenezer could have “gone for it” and didn’t put his team over the hump. The broken thumb in ‘15 really hurt, no pun intended


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