by PHXR8R » Fri Mar 16, 2018 4:49 pm
Who isn’t that is a true RAIDER fan? I am as well. Had we kept the same infrastructure in place, I’d be heated. But I give credit where credit is due. MD recognized the deficiencies in JDR and the potential in Gruden. He pulled the trigger. Gruden took a huge contract and understands the gravity of winning immediately. From a strategic standpoint, and given the budget we have, we did what we could. FA doesn’t win championships any way.
Its the core philosophy that we changed with a workaholic , demanding , exacting, and knowledgeable coach with respect that gets us closer to winning. It permeates from the equipment guys to MD himself. Del Zero was a 9-5 loafer that was supported by his star players and his coordinators. He fucked up, he’s gone. His staff is gone. Reggie fucked up draft picks and FA, he doesn’t get final call on the roster. Where the fuck ups were, they were addressed. We can’t judge fairly until we see how effective the fixes for the fuck up end up being. No Kool Aid, but no dooms day either. Can’t hammer people for future results based on past actions. Evaluate the fixes and those results. Not preaching, just how I deal with last season.