Mr. Scot

Heh

I don't think he's as stupid as the character he plays on the radio, but the big question is are there members of the fanbase that are really that dumb? For the answer to that, all you have to do is look back to this very board last year before Rhule was let go. And then realize that this board is just a relatively small percentage of fans. So yeah, never underestimate people's capacity for stupidity.

Actually, thanks to some inside reporting, we do know some things. I'll relate what I can remember off the top of my head: The quarterback decisions were all headed up by Rhule, though word is Ben McAdoo had a significant influence on the pick of Matt Corral. The lone exception would be the fifth year option decision on Sam Darnold. That choice was reportedly made by Fiterer. Thomas Fletcher was a Rhule pick. Likewise, he had some say in the pick of Chubba Hubbard (but no, not just because of his wife) and others. Robbie whatever his name is now was mostly Rhule, as was Haason Reddick. The Reddick acquisition though was partially owed to Pat Stewart thanks to his connections with Reddick's former team. Similarly, the significant Temple / Baylor presence on the roster (especially in the first season) had Rhule's hand in it. Nobody's ever denied that. Obviously, all the coaching hires were by Rhule. Although word is he was forced to go "outside his circle" in his last offseason, the final choices and approval were still his. As far as the majority of the roster building, for the second and third seasons under Rhule, that would have been Fitterer. I'd be hesitant to put a percentage on it, but we know the backstory from a couple of sources. Rhule learned from his first and earliest experiences in Carolina that full personnel scouting and analysis was way too big of a job for someone who also had the head coaching duties. Even with the diminished influence in year three, he still retained final say, had certain guys he insisted on and headed up the most important decisions (like QB) but didn't necessarily do a lot of the legwork. We know also that Rhule had certain guys he listened to (Evan Cooper being an important one) and he did push for certain people to be in personnel and/or the front office, but Fitterer had the majority of the control over the scouting department. There's probably more if we go back to some of the old stories, but that's most of what I remember.

Aaaasand here we are...

Definitely want to see this...

No.

If you're trying to address @RoaringRiot, he only logs on sporadically. You might have better luck on one of their websites or social media.

However short you think it is, I can guarantee it takes longer than two preseason games.

Build for year one success and one year is likely all you get. Better to do it right.

This year we have people saying Bryce doesn't.

What Fitterer described was the roster building process. The process of implementing a system is separate...and generally takes time. And while the Giants one year turnaround looks great so far, what happens this year? Are they consistent or do they fall back to earth? Nothing is guaranteed.

Pretty sure that combination doesn't exist.

That one's not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer.

I hadn't seen that yet

Heh

You should see Lady Cowboy Fan watching a Dallas game.

Factory reset

Repeat offender?

As you wish

I try...

Yep

If you wanna make that kind of comparison, this is more like having a hangnail. (if that)

Oy

To paraphrase Matthew McConaughey, "I get older but the players stay the same age." I'm certainly hoping to see a Panthers Super Bowl victory, but we'll see. Just not gonna panic about preseason either way though...