lots of great analysis in here guys, just a shame that it is a result of the thread getting ricardo'd.
my personal estimation on that sliding scale of crawl/walk/run/sprint etc. is that they're at the brisk walk or easy jog phase. young core is developing nicely and on the verge of really blowing things open, but there's still a few nasty contracts on the bottom half of the roster that need replacing with younger, cheaper more effective role players. some people here are saying contention is still 3-4 years away, and that's way too late for my taste. the next 3-4 years are going to be Johnny/Mony/Brodie/Dougie's peak and if you're not contending until after that, you're wasting a ton of your core's best.
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