11-25-2018, 09:51 PM
(12-10-2017, 11:32 PM)muskiesfan Wrote: It's not even a matter of they let the talent walk out the door, it's the way they let some of that talent walk. The ineptitude of the Brown family would be funny if it didn't cripple this franchise.
With Marvin Jones, the story was that they had agreed to terms and went to bed thinking he was coming back, but then he signed with the Lions. If he was the priority and you agreed to terms, why the **** didn't you get the contract signed immediately instead of going to bed? They allowed the Lions or anyone else the opportunity to swoop in and snag him. Until the contract is signed, why break off talks?
With Whitworth, they paraded around telling everyone he was coming back. I believe some of that was to try and negatively impact Whit's market. Again, if he was the priority, if he was the one guy that you wanted to bring back, why not get the deal done? Instead of saying he's coming back, instead of telling everyone he's coming back, why not have a signed contract in your back pocket?
Great points! They burn bridges.
We have lost so much talent and not replaced much of it. Whitworth/Zeitler/Jones/Nelson/Joseph/Justin Smith/Leon Hall/Andre Smith/Sanu...we've lost most of those guys and never replaced them. (Smith and Joseph were lost several years ago.)
