Oh, OK. lol. Thanks for checking my spelling...dang forum spellcheck is on the fritz. Come and talk to me again when this team has one of the lowest paid coaching staff's in the NFL after this hire.
Plus so the numbers say the Cards are in the middle of the pack in terms of player spending. First off that has nothing to do with Rod Graves. It doesn't speak to Rod Graves ability to be a GM. It doesn't speak to the fact that Rod is a yes man that only has a job because the Bidwells can control him. Everybody knows Bidwill still makes the decisions. Second, average team spending doesn't tell the story as much as how much unused cap space is left each year with the Cards.
What are you suggesting here? That the Bidwills get a GM and not get involved in any decisions? If you had a four hunderd million dollar asset, would you just give it to somebody to run and not keep an eagle eye on it? Regardless of who has the GM job, the Bidwills will be watching over them just like every other NFL owner does. You don't get those kind of bucks by being a bad businessman. Also, the Cards spend within 1% of the cap every year. The argument some on this board have is when they spend that money, not that they aren't spending it.
Is the team the cheapest in the land. No. However, even if your in the middle of the pack in spending, isn't their still a problem? Almost half of the league is still spending more money then you and using more cap space. Shouldn't a team with 1 winning season in forever be doing everything they can to give the fans more then that? Shouldn't a team who has had 1 winning season and now a new stadium be doing everything possible from using available cap space to getting a good coaching staff in here?
Like I'm telling you, you still have your facts screwed up. The Cards are spending to the cap every year. If you average spending among all NFL teams, the Cards are in the upper half. It's not what's being spent, it's how it's being spent.
This team has passed on hiring a real GM. Why? They don't want to spend the big bucks on such a hire and give up power. This team finally went out and spent some money on a name coach which I give them credit for in Green. However, the team is shell shocked now about spending money on a coach. So what will happen this year? The team will tighten the purse strings. This team will spend between 1.5 and 2 million for a coach. The team will again have some of the lowest paid assistants. Those dollars don't show up on team payroll dollars.
I disagree with you. You are living in the past if you think the Cards are unwilling to spend money. MB doesn't feel they need to change GM's and I along with some others on this board agree with him. Your claim that the team will tighten the purse strings is pure speculation on your part. They have a much better revenue stream now than they have ever had, so the situation is completely different. They have the money to spend (something they didn't use to have) and they know the revenue will dry up if they don't furnish a winning product. They will be doing everything they can to see that they win.
As for lowest paid assistants, we have no way of knowing that. Joeshmo says he has a friend who knows. Skkorp is personal friends with Graves and he says that isn't true. Again this is just pure speculation on your part.
You can have all the best ingredients in the world. However, unless you have a good chef to make the meal, you might as well eat at Taco Bell. This team needs a real GM who will have control over the franchise and make football decisions. The Bidwells need to take a back seat and let football people run the franchise. We all know that's going to happen.
