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on Graves' incompetence. It never ends. Just my opinion.
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Doesn't it take two sides to make a negotiation? Why do you feel that it is always the FO's fault? In this situation I'm believing that it's Rosenhaus' stalling more than than the Cardinals.
on Graves' incompetence. It never ends. Just my opinion.
Damn right he's stalling. I would too if I were Rolle's agent. That's what you get when you drag your feet as a front office.
You can get on Graves if you want, I was on his back just yesterday, and from what he had said about his expectations in free agency, it was justified. Things have changed now though. Graves hiring of Donnie Henderson, (I believe), will be the catalyst that will turn our defensive secondary into the pass smothering unit that we have been looking for all along. These guys are not without talent, (more likely without proper leadership and coaching until now). I think this one hire is every bit as solid, and needed, as was the extending of John Lott to a new tenure with the big Red.
I can't wait to see how DRC, Toler, Rolle, Ware, and Rashad Johnson react to Hendersons coaching and teaching. HE WILL GET RESULTS, AND THEY WILL BE THE RESULTS HE WANTS, or players will be gone. He will allow Bill Davis to play the tight man coverage that we have all hollered about lacking in the past. No more soft passive fluff at the end of games, especially when we lead, late in the 4th quarter. Our corners WILL learn to bust their man at the line of scrimmage, and they will smother them down their routes. They WILL contend for the ball like it was theirs.
I believe that Lott and Henderson will turn this bunch into a fearsome group that will cover tightly enough to let Davis once again use Adrian Wilson to scheme, rather than be forced to hold him back in coverage. I believe the Donnie Henderson is the missing link in our coaching staff that will allow us to build a defense commensurate with our already solid offense. My hat is off to Graves with this signing. Now lets bring in a couple of needed free agents.
Coming off two playoff appearances and division championships, I'm not inclined to overstate the "incompetence" of Rod Graves quite yet. Let's table this conversation for four or five weeks, shall we?
I think that no one has any idea what the free agent market is going to look like when it opens up.
Coming off two playoff appearances and division championships, I'm not inclined to overstate the "incompetence" of Rod Graves quite yet. Let's table this conversation for four or five weeks, shall we?
I think that no one has any idea what the free agent market is going to look like when it opens up.
Agreed, K9...like RG says himself, "talk to me in September."
But this year we'd better see some "pouncing" this time aound.
Doesn't it take two sides to make a negotiation? Why do you feel that it is always the FO's fault? In this situation I'm believing that it's Rosenhaus' stalling more than than the Cardinals.
Sounds like a lynch mob is forming before the murder has been committed. This group is about as patient as a 16 year old in a house of ill repute.
Sounds like a lynch mob is forming before the murder has been committed. This group is about as patient as a 16 year old in a house of ill repute.
Sounds like a lynch mob is forming before the murder has been committed. This group is about as patient as a 16 year old in a house of ill repute.
Why all the hate for RG, anyway? IMO A failed negotiation could be the fault of input from the coaching staff, input from one or both Bidwills, the player's mindset, the player's slimy agent, or the current market for that position, just as much as the GM's.
Seem like alot of jumping to conclusions to blame him for everything even though we, as fans, rarely if ever know the real story.
Rolle is inconsistent at best. Brilliant one game and non-existent the next. I think many are overestimating his value. So many here rip Brown for not living up to his draft position yet give Rolle a free pass even though he never lived up to his draft position as a CB.
Rolle is inconsistent at best. Brilliant one game and non-existent the next. I think many are overestimating his value. So many here rip Brown for not living up to his draft position yet give Rolle a free pass even though he never lived up to his draft position as a CB.
That is the problem with the entire defense. It isn't even one game to the next but one half to the next. I think that using consistency with anyone on the Cards D the last couple of years to estimate their value is a huge mistake.
It is such a pervasive problem that it can only be coaching and/or lack of leadership from the veterans on the roster.