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Originally Posted by Flames in 07
I believe they took to long.
Spygate II was probably the final straw for Bolen, but to me, giving up a 2, 3 and a 4 for a QB they need to re-teach how to throw is the 2nd worst personnel move in the history of football. (a 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 for Ricky Williams is the worst). You build championship teams with those 2's 3's and 4's, and he throws them away for a QB who by most accounts will not be a starting qb in this league. Giving up Hillis is a popular complaint in the media, and was a bad move, but those happen. Trading up for a bad QB is unforgivable.
He chased Cutler and Marshall away and really as far as talent goes, has very little of it and the next year or two looks worse.
I agree that Shanahan's time was up, and was overrated. The second his Oline coach moved to Atlanta his team gradually went downhill. I believe that coach and his (at that time) revolutionary blocking scheme was the reason TDavis had that cutback lane, and a huge reason they won two SB's. But nonetheless Josh was wrecking that team at a rapid pace and something needed to be done.
edit: well maybe trading for HWalker is in the top 2 worst personnel moves  |
His only bad move was trading a 1st round pick for a 2nd round corner back who is no longer with the team.
Cutler is garbage and his true nature will show when he sits on the sideline durring a big game and cries.
I would have liked to have kept Marshall but he was trying to build something culture wise and Marshall just didnt fit. I dont see Marshall tearing it up Miami (mind you they dont have a QB but).
McDaniels has made the following QBs look very good - Matt Cassell and Kyle Orton, I think he could have made Tebow into a better QB than either of those.
This is a bad bad bad move.