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By PNW_PantherMan · Posted
I agree with all of that and Fitterer definitely sucked. Some of that may also be blamed on the fact that he did not start with a fresh regime to come in. So he had already burned some of his wick when we were starting over with a new coach (twice). The reality is that we do not often see players traded for that kind of package in the NFL today. We don't see teams selling off star players for large hauls to start a re-build. Whether or not that is the correct decision is up for debate. But in the NFL it's observable that the opposite is mostly the case. Teams tend to over value present assets vs future assets. It all goes back to the fact that "now" is all that matters if you're running an NFL team. They say the NFL stands for "not for long". You don't have the luxury to sow a field that won't be harvested until after you're gone. Nobody's that selfless in NFL front offices. -
By PleaseCutStewart · Posted
poo, why stop at 13 - lets go for 53 so we will always have the record -
By SmokinwithWilly · Posted
I think part of the problem though is Fitts never embraced the rebuild and had a bigger picture plan for building a team. He was constantly trying to add a piece here or there to be competitive. Sometimes you just need to tear it down and start over. Rhule was gone. We were going to be hiring a new coach. New coach means new QB. And whether or not you are using them this year, future 1sts are valuable trading material plus we would have had their 2nd that year to add an edge rusher if we so chose. How much different would it have looked if the trade for Bryce had been our 1st (9) and the Rams 2 1sts instead of our 24 1st which ended up being number 1 and DJ. A much better scenario for going and getting your new HC his new QB for his new offensive system instead of gutting the WR room. Sure, we would still end up losing Burns, but there was always the possibility that was going to happen anyway. Self preservation no doubt played a role, but Fitts wasn't looking too hot already. It's never a good thing to see your GM panic in the draft room.
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