Casserly Keeping his options open

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

No one denies this. No one ever said it was easy to succeed in this league. Player acquisition is a tricky business, and plain 'ol luck is a large part of it.

The problem we have is, the same strategy is being used over and over again with the same pathetic results. Even since Gibbs' return, the "hits" that front office defenders are so quick to point out have amounted to a 21-25 record!

I don't think anyone assumes that once we have someone in Redskin Park with "General Manager" on his office door the fortunes of this team will magically lead us straight to a Lombardi Trophy. But it's all about what direction you're headed in, and whether you've experienced enough to learn from your past mistakes. I've said this over and over, and I'm growing tired of saying it -- but we know which strategy with regard to player-personnel doesn't work. Getting away from that philosophy -- regardless of the title of the person that changes it -- will signal that this organization is at least on the right track.

I agree with your post for the most part. All of our aquisitions have not worked out, but many have! I also firmly believe there is more than one way to achieve success. We have taken a tremendous amount of heat for not building throught the draft, conventionally as if that were the only path to the light. Again, look at the number of teams that used this method with NO success. I have no problem with combination of draft and FA. Look at the success rate of, and the difficulty of paying the high first round picks. Maybe it's better to trade down for more picks. The only point I want to make is, pioneering new and inventive ways to succeed is a risk/reward business, regardless of the business your in. I would prefer to lead the pack than to follow. I am totally confident that Joe2 can and will deliver the LONG TERM success we all would like to see.
I would not mind a GM (with winning track record) in the Skins equation. I would want Joe2 to bless the process or scrap it.