Gibbs takes the heat, but is Grilliams really to blame?

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From day one Gibbs said that Williams is responsible for the defense, tell us who you want and we'll get him.. Let's look at some of the players not deemed worthy of $ in Grilliams system and what could have been..
MLB-Trotter.. Granted he struggled badly in DC but Williams never brought him to camp. Told him to stay away and cut him June 1st.. He's again become the rock of the Eagles LB corp.. This move was the precursor for the downfall of the defense..
OLB/MLB-Pierce.. Ok, so you let Trotter go, then you replace him with a faster younger version and you let HIM go.. Letting Pierce go is the single biggest error (moreso than Brunell) of the Gibbs II era. Keeping Trotter and Pierce would have avoided moving Marshall to MLB, had him as added depth, and drafting Merriman (see below) wouldn't have forced us to move this year's 2nd round pick for McIntosh.
CB-Smoot and Harris.. Spectacular? No. Solid, definitely. Better than Rogers and Wright? Without question. Now Harris was burnt more than anyone last year but as a nickel back he wasn't as bad as when he was pressed into duty and even then he wasn't as bad as Kenny Wrong. Keeping Smoot would have allowed us to draft Shawn Merriman which would make a huge difference in our defense.
S-Bowen & Clark.. Clark obviously moreso than Bowen is sorely missed but in the system Bowen was serviceable when pressed into duty. Losing Prielou was a huge blow no doubt, but Bowen was better than Vincent or Vernon Fox..

I know I'm re-stating the obvious with alot of things but the domino effect of letting Trotter go is devastating if you look at it.. Thanks Grilliams!