JeffGollin
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I'm with Beerz, Stout and others on this board who singled out Keim and Sully as having the most influence in drafting Boldin.
I also believe that Graves played the greatest role in passing on an excellent player at a position of need (Suggs) in favor of two somewhat less talented prospects at positions of need (BJ and Pace). I was really upset about that move at the time and, on hindsight, still think it was an unwise move.
That said, I am not in favor of "the death penalty" when it comes to neophyte managers or players who make mistakes. What you hope (and look for) is that those individuals are bright enough, open minded enough and flexible enough to learn from mistakes - and this should make them stronger later on.
The risk here of course (and my wife Mrs/Dr. Gollin will be quick to point this out) is that it is very hard to change character (i.e. the leopard and his spots; the old dog with new tricks).
What we don't therefore know yet is: "Will Rod concede the lack of wisdom of that move and not make the same mistake again? Or will he revert to his original ways and be tempted to bipass a franchise-changer in favor of a couple of pretty good players?"
I think Mitch makes a good point when he says he "admires" Rod's aggressiveness" in making that trade a few years ago. I agree. He shouldn't be afraid to make a move. The only thing is that, next time, he should exercise better judgment (i.e. don't trade down out of the talent pool).
I also believe that Graves played the greatest role in passing on an excellent player at a position of need (Suggs) in favor of two somewhat less talented prospects at positions of need (BJ and Pace). I was really upset about that move at the time and, on hindsight, still think it was an unwise move.
That said, I am not in favor of "the death penalty" when it comes to neophyte managers or players who make mistakes. What you hope (and look for) is that those individuals are bright enough, open minded enough and flexible enough to learn from mistakes - and this should make them stronger later on.
The risk here of course (and my wife Mrs/Dr. Gollin will be quick to point this out) is that it is very hard to change character (i.e. the leopard and his spots; the old dog with new tricks).
What we don't therefore know yet is: "Will Rod concede the lack of wisdom of that move and not make the same mistake again? Or will he revert to his original ways and be tempted to bipass a franchise-changer in favor of a couple of pretty good players?"
I think Mitch makes a good point when he says he "admires" Rod's aggressiveness" in making that trade a few years ago. I agree. He shouldn't be afraid to make a move. The only thing is that, next time, he should exercise better judgment (i.e. don't trade down out of the talent pool).
