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Have you ever thought that if it were your job, you could do pretty well as GM of your team? I have and even though I am most likely wrong, if I were in a total control situation I am almost positive my team (the Titans) would do better this season than they will with the status quo. I am especially critical of our draft picks.
So let's pretend we're the GM. What would your major moves have been over the last ten years? And notice that none of mine are "in hindsight" picks. It's what I would have done at the time.
I'll go first.
1.) I would have begged Jeff Fisher to sign a lifetime contract with the franchise. Instead they alienated him and ultimately forced him out.
2.) I would have picked Jay Cutler instead of Vince Young. And Jeff Fisher agrees. Jeff told them not to pick Vince, that he was mentally incapable of learning the playbook and had personality issues. They didn't listen. We would have won a SB in '09 with Jay Cutler.
3.) I would never have picked a QB with the #8 pick, especially Jake Locker. I would have chosen Nick Fairley or Tyron Smith.
4.) I would have fired the head coach (after the week 14 loss to the Colts) and defensive coordinator (after week 5 when we set all-time records for defensive futility and no one ever accepted accountability for it). Instead our 117 yr old owner had the brilliant idea to bring Munchak back with minutes of the regular season ending without exploring any of the options available. We could have Lovie Smith or Norv Turner here but instead we have a head coach who probably isn't qualified to be the OL coach for most NFL teams. Absolutely un-fuckin-believable!!!
5.) I would have released Chris Johnson before the last roster bonus.
6.) I would never have released LeGarrett Blount. He would have been my Smash 'n Dash back with CJ.
7.) I would never have used first-round draft picks on 5' 10" WRs. My philosophy would have been to take the best-available DL or OL and I'd rely on veteran QBs who would stand behind the best OL in all of football. We're not in a position to be making first-round draft picks that shock all the experts and fans.
8.) I would rely more on versatile TE sets and emulate a Antonio Gates style attack with Jared Cook. Instead? We fucking gave him away.
We'll known by Game 8 if Jake Locker will match the hype that the Titans are spewing, in my opinion in an attempt to sell season tickets. I am excited and will be pulling for him to make unprecedented throwing accuracy improvements that the experts say are impossible.
So let's pretend we're the GM. What would your major moves have been over the last ten years? And notice that none of mine are "in hindsight" picks. It's what I would have done at the time.
I'll go first.
1.) I would have begged Jeff Fisher to sign a lifetime contract with the franchise. Instead they alienated him and ultimately forced him out.
2.) I would have picked Jay Cutler instead of Vince Young. And Jeff Fisher agrees. Jeff told them not to pick Vince, that he was mentally incapable of learning the playbook and had personality issues. They didn't listen. We would have won a SB in '09 with Jay Cutler.
3.) I would never have picked a QB with the #8 pick, especially Jake Locker. I would have chosen Nick Fairley or Tyron Smith.
4.) I would have fired the head coach (after the week 14 loss to the Colts) and defensive coordinator (after week 5 when we set all-time records for defensive futility and no one ever accepted accountability for it). Instead our 117 yr old owner had the brilliant idea to bring Munchak back with minutes of the regular season ending without exploring any of the options available. We could have Lovie Smith or Norv Turner here but instead we have a head coach who probably isn't qualified to be the OL coach for most NFL teams. Absolutely un-fuckin-believable!!!
5.) I would have released Chris Johnson before the last roster bonus.
6.) I would never have released LeGarrett Blount. He would have been my Smash 'n Dash back with CJ.
7.) I would never have used first-round draft picks on 5' 10" WRs. My philosophy would have been to take the best-available DL or OL and I'd rely on veteran QBs who would stand behind the best OL in all of football. We're not in a position to be making first-round draft picks that shock all the experts and fans.
8.) I would rely more on versatile TE sets and emulate a Antonio Gates style attack with Jared Cook. Instead? We fucking gave him away.
We'll known by Game 8 if Jake Locker will match the hype that the Titans are spewing, in my opinion in an attempt to sell season tickets. I am excited and will be pulling for him to make unprecedented throwing accuracy improvements that the experts say are impossible.