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It will be a two year process...remember?

Jmac

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Gettleman said he needed two years to turn this thing around long term as he stood on the podium last year.He told everyone to be patient.Reamped Oline is first,.Start cutting the fat with our older RB's next year.The only WR that is really safe is K.B,TE is Olsen.The defense has already begun the process. Watching D.G sitting in his box last night, his stomach most have been churning.The NY SB teams he helped built could run the ball, and set up the pass with the run.This team does neither.

Enough cap space will start to be available in the next two years to add the pieces and two more good draft classes should do it.Next year will still be tight but better then it has been.Think he has the right formula but didn't have enough cash to do it right.Time will tell...be patient.

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Last night was an abiration.That was not the defense we know out there..whatever caused that meltdown is not who they are.They will do what needs to be done to get it right. The offense needs to be fixed and new players cannot happen this, year.A new game plan is the best they can do right now.

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That was a calculated risk that didnt pan out.That bone head caused this team dearly. Live and learn..can't do anything about that now.The answer at this time is to adjust the play calling to fit the offensive personal...which doesn't seem to be happening.

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That was a calculated risk that didnt pan out.That bone head caused this team dearly. Live and learn..can't do anything about that now.The answer at this time is to adjust the play calling to fit the offensive personal...which doesn't seem to be happening.

 

Anytime you tag a player there is some risk involved since the entire salary is guaranteed.  I know a lot of people didn't like the decision but I can see why DG did it.

 

We had a really good year and I think most of us would agree it was because of our defense and Hardy was a huge part of that.  The team tried to keep the same formula together, a formula that worked extremely well.  There was no way to know that Hardy would have the same off the field issues.  Just be happy we didn't have some GM that overpaid Hardy with a long term deal.

 

Also people need to remember Hardy's tag is only for one year.  Who do people think we would have got for 13m?  All the top end tackles got long term deals worth much more then that. 

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That was a calculated risk that didnt pan out.That bone head caused this team dearly. Live and learn..can't do anything about that now.The answer at this time is to adjust the play calling to fit the offensive personal...which doesn't seem to be happening.

 

i agree. and some people will berate me for saying this but its for this reason that you steer clear of players with behavioral problems. it was obvious to this team and this staff before hand that Hardy wasnt altogether there in the head. at the very least he wasnt mature. in the future (no matter what the final verdict is for Hardy), this team needs to stay away from players that have disciplinary issues. its not just about the integrity of the team (which is the most important) but this stuff can REALLY burn a team when they waste millions on a guy who doesnt have the sense to stay away from crazy people...

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i agree. and some people will berate me for saying this but its for this reason that you steer clear of players with behavioral problems. it was obvious to this team and this staff before hand that Hardy wasnt altogether there in the head. at the very least he wasnt mature. in the future (no matter what the final verdict is for Hardy), this team needs to stay away from players that have disciplinary issues. its not just about the integrity of the team (which is the most important) but this stuff can REALLY burn a team when they waste millions on a guy who doesnt have the sense to stay away from crazy people...

 

Maybe that is why we tagged him instead of giving him a long term contract.  I think we were trying to keep the defense together to carry us for one more year.

 

A lot of people on here were upset that we got rid of all of our receivers but then they are mad that we kept Hardy.  So DG is stupid for keeping the defense together (which was one of the best in the league) but he is also stupid for replacing the receivers (who were some of the worst in the league).

 

If the decision to franchise Hardy is the "worst" decision DG ever makes we will be in pretty good shape

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Technically it has been two years. He said that when he took over, and it has been two offseasons since. The team has only taken a step back from where it was last year.

actually our record is better than it was at this point last season. Let's keep it real. You might end up being right, but currently that is not a true statement.
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Maybe that is why we tagged him instead of giving him a long term contract.  I think we were trying to keep the defense together to carry us for one more year.

 

A lot of people on here were upset that we got rid of all of our receivers but then they are mad that we kept Hardy.  So DG is stupid for keeping the defense together (which was one of the best in the league) but he is also stupid for replacing the receivers (who were some of the worst in the league).

 

If the decision to franchise Hardy is the "worst" decision DG ever makes we will be in pretty good shape

 

i didnt say Gettleman made the wrong decision. i actually supported him at the time. but that doesnt change the fact that this organization knew there was something not right in Hardy's head. i just think the team needs to vet their potential FA and especially draft picks alittle more closely to see what kind of character they have. it will avoid alot of this from recurring

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