If Bruce Allen is retained for 2020, there is no doubt in my mind Alex Smith if he is cleared medically at age 38 is going to be counted on to be the 16 game starter at quarterback. Because Bruce made the trade and wants to come out of that on the other side.
That's one reason that Bruce has to go.
He grew up watching a different NFL under his father, George Allen, who didn't have to navigate a salary cap and free agency.
You could afford to pay a veteran who comes in and underperforms like Josh Norman and then cut him with no ramifications.
The NFL has trended younger for the past 25 years and we need to find progressive front office people that recognize that.
It's much more important for us to make sure our first and second round picks turn out and are given every chance to develop and contribute.
If we are not making the right picks then we need to know that.
You don't bury high picks like Ryan Anderson, Geron Christian, etc. on the inactive list for their rookie seasons.
Most good teams don't do that, they are able to select second and third rounders that contribute and are active.
Even though they were Super Bowl champions, the Patriots have a number of rookies active on their club.
Look at what the Ravens have been able to do with Lamar Jackson who was taken
#30 overall.
They completely changed their offense when they benched Flacco.
You can't tell me this staff couldn't have come in and gotten this done with Haskins before Week 9.
But again, it goes back to the owner and Brucie.
If you take a quarterback at
#15 you are essentially admitting to everyone you have a team that is not ready to contend.
Teams a player or two away from dreams of a Super Bowl are filling holes at OL or at CB that high.
When the decision was made to draft Haskins either Gruden had to be told he was being expected to go with a rookie and get him ready OR the team should have fired him.
Gruden actually had one extra year, 2020, on his contract and so he was not technically a lame duck.
He could have worked with and prepared Haskins or Jones or whomever in 2019 with the thought he was going to be able to benefit from his investment of time in Year 2 with that quarterback.
So, that's one element of BS that's been out there.
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