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Mr. Scot

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You're the head coach or the GM of a team that's on the verge of being sold, and you've got basically one season to show the new owner why they should keep you around.

Do you play it safe or go full speed ahead?

As the head coach, are you going for it on fourth and one, blitzing till the last play, running up the score any chance you get, pulling out crazy trick plays, etc.  Or do you play it conservative, risk nothing, play for field goals and overtime and such?

If you're the GM, are you gonna push to put your stamp on the team?  Sign the big name free agent, make the crazy trade, go for the high risk / high reward player in the draft because screw it, you may as well go down swinging?  Or would you rather take low risk draft picks and work primarily on re-signing the guys who are already here and giving the roster just a minor tweak or two?

To be clear, you can answer differently for the two spots. Also, didn't include players in this because players are pretty much always giving it their all.

Which way would you play it?

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1 minute ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

Shouldn't take the team being sold to try and win a Super Bowl. You should do what it takes every season regardless of the outside situation 

Granted, but it is. And honestly, there are people who believe either path is the best way to win.

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16 minutes ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

Shouldn't take the team being sold to try and wina Super Bowl. You should do what it takes every season regardless of the outside situation 

I can't ever remember a situation like this in the NFL. The pieces are here to win a Super Bowl. Change should always be the motivating factor.

 

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9 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Perhaps, but patience isn't necessarily an option when you've got one year to show the new boss that you're worth keeping.

That was more in response to his insinuation that going all-out every year is what a team should be doing. 

In answer to your question, I would do what I could to win immediately if I really thought that I had the core to do it. If I didn't, I would just put my best foot forward and try to show improvement while shoring up my "spin" game---self-promotion to include my plan for that specific season and how to build upon it toward long term success. 

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2 minutes ago, top dawg said:

That was more in response to his insinuation that going all-out every year is what a team should be doing. 

In answer to your question, I would do what I could to win immediately if I really thought that I had the core to do it. If I didn't, I would just put my best foot forward and try to show improvement while shoring up my "spin" game---self-promotion to include my plan for that specific season and how to build upon it toward long term success. 

lol

 

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5 minutes ago, top dawg said:

That was more in response to his insinuation that going all-out every year is what a team should be doing. 

In answer to your question, I would do what I could to win immediately if I really thought that I had the core to do it. If I didn't, I would just put my best foot forward and try to show improvement while shoring up my "spin" game---self-promotion to include my plan for that specific season and how to build upon it toward long term success. 

Is that the coach or GM level or both?

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6 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Is that the coach or GM level or both?

I was thinking from a GM's perspective. From a coach's perspective, you're going to go all-out every week even if you know that you're going against tougher competition on paper. You know, "any given Sunday" and all.

 

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I think you draft considering most of the contracts are for 4 years.  Most coaches do not want rookies on the field, but we all act as if our drafts have to fill 8 spots.  I want to see impact players in the first 2 rounds, depth and developmental later.

Rivera has always been conservative and would be more conservative if Jake or Berlein were his qb.  Riverboat is not even close.   Turner needs more autonomy over the offense and RR needs to watch the D more, considering the Coordinator situations.

 

 

 

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I think the bottom line is that you do your job to the best of your abilities.

Perhaps having a new boss makes you re-evaluate some of what you do, and perhaps that can be a good thing.  But I don't think it fundamentally changes you.  Like any job, you should be judged on your results.  If you're getting good results compared to your competitors, you have nothing to worry about.

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