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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Thanks for your continued insight, Royle.
This right here is what I have been most concerned about all season.
The franchise doesn't "owe" the current roster anything. Thinking they do will just get us stuck in a rut. The franchise owes it to itself to best manage assets, even making hard decisions in the short term to get better long term results.
Yeah, sometimes it sucks. But getting caught up in feelings or owing a group something esoteric is just handicapping yourself. A really good manager could find a way to ensure whats best for long term while soothing the younger players. The older vets need to know that the team's situation is entirely on them, and have to live with that reality.
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But aren't you arm chair quarterbacking in a vacuum?
It's a team sport where culture, unity and chemistry matter. If you don't place high value on that, that's fine, but it's not zero.