If you asked me which 1st round QB I’d be least enthused about right now I’d say Herbert, and right or wrong, a big part of that would be due to his size and the track record for QB’s that tall...
Anyways, just heard a clip where Tannenbaum was asked “Tua or Burrow?” and as if a perfect parody, on cue, his response was Herbert. And the thing that enamors him about Herbert is his size.
I don’t fully trust Grier, but I can’t express how happy I am that ass hat Tannenbaum is no longer in the front office. Now maybe I’ll wind up looking like a fool on Herbert, but the majority of time Tannenbaum opens his mouth on ESPN, I just can’t believe he was responsible for running a front office. And then I’m frustrated and saddened that it was my teams.
As for Tannehill, I was always of the belief that there was little difference between him and someone like Matt Ryan, outside of opportunity and circumstance, so nothing he’s doing is surprising. I also think it was the right move to move on from him, because that opportunity and circumstance wasn’t going to be ideal in the near future.
So obviously, Organizational stability plays a huge role, and it was the lack of it that necessitated the tear down. That’s why, while these wins may suck for draft position, the positive is that it would seem to indicate Flores may have been a great hire. The fact this team didn’t implode, and he’s gotten a rag tag group to buy in, improve each week and compete, has been very impressive.
As I said, I wish I could trust Grier more. I wasn’t thrilled when he was retained, as it seemed like the latest in a series of half measures...but the one positive I guess is that Grier was gutsy or smart enough (depending on how you want to look at it) to employ the strategy that he has. I don’t know if this whole process is going to work out, but it’s always made complete sense to me to try, so I guess I have to give him credit for that. Especially in a league that skews toward playing it safe...it would have been easy to keep Tannehill, try to sign a couple guys and once again be one of those teams that winds up between 6-9 wins depending on a few breaks.
Anyways, just heard a clip where Tannenbaum was asked “Tua or Burrow?” and as if a perfect parody, on cue, his response was Herbert. And the thing that enamors him about Herbert is his size.
I don’t fully trust Grier, but I can’t express how happy I am that ass hat Tannenbaum is no longer in the front office. Now maybe I’ll wind up looking like a fool on Herbert, but the majority of time Tannenbaum opens his mouth on ESPN, I just can’t believe he was responsible for running a front office. And then I’m frustrated and saddened that it was my teams.
As for Tannehill, I was always of the belief that there was little difference between him and someone like Matt Ryan, outside of opportunity and circumstance, so nothing he’s doing is surprising. I also think it was the right move to move on from him, because that opportunity and circumstance wasn’t going to be ideal in the near future.
So obviously, Organizational stability plays a huge role, and it was the lack of it that necessitated the tear down. That’s why, while these wins may suck for draft position, the positive is that it would seem to indicate Flores may have been a great hire. The fact this team didn’t implode, and he’s gotten a rag tag group to buy in, improve each week and compete, has been very impressive.
As I said, I wish I could trust Grier more. I wasn’t thrilled when he was retained, as it seemed like the latest in a series of half measures...but the one positive I guess is that Grier was gutsy or smart enough (depending on how you want to look at it) to employ the strategy that he has. I don’t know if this whole process is going to work out, but it’s always made complete sense to me to try, so I guess I have to give him credit for that. Especially in a league that skews toward playing it safe...it would have been easy to keep Tannehill, try to sign a couple guys and once again be one of those teams that winds up between 6-9 wins depending on a few breaks.