And despite a putrid record, Caldwell still has a job.
I feel like I'm channeling my inner 'Gene Smith isn't a horrible GM' self of years past, but I (and I might be the only one) don't think Caldwell has done a horrible job as GM. Have some top picks not worked out? Absolutely. Have we hit on some great mid-draft picks? Yes. FA pickups have been pretty solid, there have been some questionable ones, but for the most part, we seemed to have hit on some solid guys who've played here for quite a while. So for the most part, I feel like he's put some talent on the roster - at least enough to win more than what we have. I think I would like to keep him on staff, let TC retire and bring in TK as the new Czar and let his analytics give it a shot. I only keep DC if you don't think you can find another GM who would come on-board knowing that they're in a committee type role, and might not have final say.
And I like Marrone, but I don't know if it's him or his coordinators or the position coaches or just the entire unit as a whole, but there's far too many games when we go out there and just seem 'lost' - On both sides of the ball. Offenses are running on us this year at a record pace. Our RZ scoring is putrid. We just got manhandled on both sides of the line. So for me, the biggest issue is with our Front 5 - from LT to RT and I again, I don't know if it's more about coaching, scheme or talent.
So I'm finally somewhat on board with blowing it up after yesterday's showing.