Duke

[BengalChris]

(11-21-2018, 05:25 PM)Jakeypoo Wrote: With all the talk about Marvin and the coaching staff needing to go one person who never gets any blame is the guy who actually is responsible for picking the players and that is Duke? Why is this guy never critisized by the media or fans.
He has lost Whitworth, Zeitler, Marvin Jones, and Mohammed Sanu. Yet he really has only replaced one of them with a better player and that is Boyd over Sanu.
On top of that he hasn't signed an impactful free agent in a while and it seems he has more failures in the draft then success.
I don't mind if they fire Marvin or not but they have to find away to get better players then they are right now.

You are correct. He should be criticized more.

But, the first thing to know that no draft pick happens without Mikey's approval.

Secondly, Duke isn't in charge of re-signing players, nor is he the GM.

Thirdly, and I should probably be more specific when I chastise the front office for the drafting, as I also mean Duke Tobin. He was the guy who wanted John Ross, while Marv wanted a Alabama LB (forget his name). I think Marv was right about that one. Mike Brown sided with Tobin and we got Ross.

Fourthly, Mike Brown generally signs free agents who have been cut by their former team so that the signing doesn't cost him any comp picks. This does limit the team's options in free agency. Also, no free agent is signed without Mikey's approval and he's a lot more picky about free agents than he is draft picks even though there is a lot more film on free agents.