KTOWNFINFAN
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My point still stands. If somebody says they can tell if the GM is good or bad days after his first draft then they are full of ****. In this one post you say you knew Ireland was garbage from day one but you also think gave us enough talent? If a GM gives us enough talent to be successful then he's a good GM. Don't be offended, its an internet forum where I'm sure at least half the posters are full of **** anyway. I mean we had one "QB expert" proclaiming Tannehill was on the cusp on being the next great one then mere months later saying we should cut our losses with him...
Not trying/wanting to get in a back and forth with ya here but let me try this one more time. You stated "anyone who knows how they feel about PHILBIN is full of ****", although we have had 2 full years to decide. That was MY orignal point, we as other posters have the right to feel about someone the way we want. Heck there were those, myself included, already making judgements on Philbin during his first training camp when the HBO show was going on. Maybe I should have sent you a PM instead of making the point on an open thread, but I felt it was a bit intrusive and offensive to have someone tell me how long I have to wait to form an opinion. We have watched Philbin for 2 years, we should be able to know if we like him by now or not, and if not by now then when are we allowed to know if we like him? No big deal, but I thought it was worth bringing to your attention.
I also never said Ireland was "garbage" at any point, and NEVER said I knew ANYTHING about him from day one. I did state that he was terrible at drafting players, and I think his record makes that clear. However for the record if I had been Ross I would have canned both Ireland and Philbin. If I thought I had to chose between firing Ireland OR Philbin, it would have been Philbin that I fired.
You also say "if a GM gives us enough talent to be successful then he is a good GM". That I agree with but only if you also add the obvious. Having the talent to be successful and BEING successful are two different animals and that is where coaching comes in. Last year we had plenty of talent to be successful, but were not. To me that screams failure on the coaching staff, not the GM.