Worst 5 Moves of Snyder era?

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Dude, you're making no sense. You can't have it listed as both a best move and a worst move at the same time, they are mutually exclusive categories. It kind of completely tanks the credibility of your entire list.

Here's how it makes sense. Gibbs did all of the intangible things our franchise needed when he came back. He 'restored our integrity' after the Spurrier debacle, he was able to guide us through the Sean Taylor tragedy like probably no other coach could, he put us back in the category of respectability rather than the laughingstock we had become.

For all good that he did, our roster is overall weighted down by his failed agenda to win in 4 years. During his time we traded more picks than any other time in this decade. During his time we acquired more free agents young and old than any other time this decade. During his time we didn't tangibly improve (unquestioned long term starters) at any key positions other than S, RB and TE. See my previous post about the number of question marks that were here when he came in and the same question marks remained when he left.

Clear opportunities were missed badly at 3 key positions. 3 specific moves could have dramatically altered our roster and we'd be in a much different place. For example-
-Acquiring Brunell and not seeing what he had in Ramsey for at least one season. We've seen that Ramsey didn't get it done as an NFL starter, but if Gibbs saw that after the first year he could have acquired Drew Brees as a FA.
-Not letting Pierce go. Obvious miss here, no need to belabor this point. As good as Fletcher is and has been for us, we are in a position THIS YEAR where we are already having to consider his replacement.
-Not letting Smoot go. The domino effect of this one is, to me, the biggest gaffe in the Gibbs era. Smoot leaves which left a void at CB, which we filled with Carlos Rogers. In picking Rogers, we bypassed Shawn Merriman and Demarcus Ware. Both became elite pass rushers and perennial All Pros at a position (pass rusher) that we've been trying to fill for 20 years. Not to mention we have to face Ware twice a year makes it all the more dramatic.

To ignore those facts is ignoring the overall impact of the Gibbs return.