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"I will leave no stone unturned to take this team to a world-class level."
Re: "I will leave no stone unturned to take this team to a world-class level."
Russ was in charge after the Levy experiment, what makes people think he'll put a competent organization together after his first go around? Russ fired the coach/staff and kept everyone else around, why are things suddenly going to change? His words mean nothing. For those that want to give them a chance, that's fine, I already gave them one 4 years ago and we're back where we started. Front office is mostly the same, I expect the same results.
Russ was in charge after the Levy experiment, what makes people think he'll put a competent organization together after his first go around? Russ fired the coach/staff and kept everyone else around, why are things suddenly going to change? His words mean nothing. For those that want to give them a chance, that's fine, I already gave them one 4 years ago and we're back where we started. Front office is mostly the same, I expect the same results.
Russ brought Levy back? Or did Ralph? I'm pretty sure Ralph was the one who contacted Marv and asked him to come back.
Russ brought Levy back? Or did Ralph? I'm pretty sure Ralph was the one who contacted Marv and asked him to come back.
Well I didn't get into who brought Levy in with my original post, but yes it was Ralph. Russ took over after Ralphs plan went down in flames, which I mentioned in my original post.
Russ did nothing to turn around this franchise when he was GM, now he's at the top of the chain with one the worst GMs in the league still heading our personnel decisions.
Re: "I will leave no stone unturned to take this team to a world-class level."
There's a big difference between the time when Russ was GM, and now. When Russ was GM, he still had to get the OK from Ralph. Now, he is the one people have to report to and he can make the final decision without running it by Ralph. To immediately blame him is just wrong. None of us know what the exact reason for inactivity is. Maybe this should be pinned on him, but no one outside of the organization should be making such bold claims that this is his fault. Maybe it's Whaley (who is held in pretty high regard amongst fans) who is the reason for the team being so conservative in FA. Pittsburgh was always a draft-first team.
Let's also remember, Russ is (supposedly) not making the personnel decisions. Nix and/or Whaley (supposedly) are. I'm not being blindly loyal here in my defense of Russ either. I'm just saying that no one outside of the organization truly knows what's going on inside the walls over there, so to immediately place all or most of the blame on him might be wrong. Russ is the business guy. He's done a damn good job at consistently selling subpar product for a team who hasn't made the playoffs since '99. There's also the factor of him bringing up the analytics thing. Maybe that's why they're choosing not to go out and spend a ton of money in FA. They want to make sure they're making smart investments in the players they sign. Manny Lawson, as mediocre as he may appear at the forefront, isn't making a whole lot for a player that we should probably expect to be our starting SLB. Under the right defense (which this one definitely appears to be a fit for him) and better coaching (Pettine) maybe he'll flourish. Calvin Pace blew in AZ before moving to the Jets under the Ryan/Pettine defense.
As much as it pains me to say it, we probably need to be a little more patient. They probably (hopefully) have a plan. Players become available later on too (i.e. Nick Barnett). All that being said, I think there have been some players that have signed elsewhere that could have filled need positions at responsible prices (Brandon Myers, Sean Smith, et al).
I'm sure I'm gonna get killed for this, but whatever. That's my take.
Re: "I will leave no stone unturned to take this team to a world-class level."
Totally agreed. WTF are they doing? With only 6 draft picks and plenty of holes to fills, we're sitting on the sideline in FA when there are players out there that can definitely help us.
Totally agreed. WTF are they doing? With only 6 draft picks and plenty of holes to fills, we're sitting on the sideline in FA when there are players out there that can definitely help us.
WHAT THE **** ARE THESE CLOWNS DOING????
What they've done the majority of the time the last 3 years, last season being the exception. Why would year 4 be any different, especially since they got burned last season.
No changes in the front office, no changes in the way they operate.
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