The problem with the 2 year plan is that Hickey and Philbin only have 1 year.
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this is nonsense. wishful thinking from some fans for sure [not me] but there would have to be a 3 win season for ross even starts thinking about ditching philbin.
the job philbin did with irelands worst draft in nfl history [giving philbin a worse team than in his rookie year] and the scandal was damn good coaching and leadership. if someone would of mentioned before last season all those things that would happen and then say 8-8 season, you would have heard the laughter at the south pole! myself included!!
and HICKEY? HE HAS A HUGE HOLE to fill in with this team. years of bad drafting, bust f/s's, horrid coaching. the team isnt a winner and no one in theri prime with big talent is coming here. young pro bowl types go to the winning teams, and i dont blame them. we have been one of the least talented teams in the nfl for years now and hickey can not fix all this over night. especially the reputation this team has around the nfl with irelands crack ho comments to bully gate to the front office structure.
you can tell by the way the f/a is being handled that the win now mentality isnt the main focus. we are not loaded enough to take out the pats and the better teams of the nfl on any CONSISTANT basis. cooler heads have FINALLY prevailed and smart f/a's signings and a pointed draft are the ticket to a proper rebuild. and there is NO more throwing billions at 20 different players hoping to save hot seat jobs. cool, calm and collected.
and philbin is finally getting some of the coaches he wanted when he signed on here, namely our o-line coach and offensive coordinator. those guys had other commitments and philbin couldnt bring them with him in his first year. tanny is a question mark. and he was NOT a hickey choice. he has no pressure on that front and will have no problem trading him off if he doesnt produce behind a re worked o-line, i dont see hickey giving him the franchise money and years. this team, as of now is IRELANDS mess, not hickeys and you dont fix 5 to 15 years of blunders over night.
hickey is in NO trouble this year or the next. he would have to have back to back drafts like irelands last year coupled with losing seasons. THEN hickey would start getting the eye ball from ross.
but all this hickey and philbin have one year has absolutely NO basis. some wishful thinking from some fans has now become fact in many peoples minds.