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last offseason, I made a thread on another forum about what it would take for me to be patient and wait as we rebuilt a team that has been more than one player away from being a contender for over 2 decades.
recently I was reading a thread that Henry posted in about rebuilding, so im gonna put here what I think rebuilding entails and im hoping others will add to it or debate it.
My idea of rebuilding is simple, you dont just blow everything up, you take the few pieces you have and you build around them, once you establish a decent team and scheme you can use free agency to fill the final pieces or you can grab them as they come up (like elite corners, Dt's or players who are hard to find.)
Coaches- you dont get established guys, they have reputations and will be more concerned with their current legacy than building one here, you find a great young coordinator who has shown flashes of leadership and you take a chance on someone who is gonna take some chances to build a legacy HERE.
IMHO this team is in dire need of depth and some starters at several positions but its not a terrible one win type team.
rebuilding vs reloading
rebuilding, you get rid of players who you know wont be here for the run, if you can get anything for them you take it, you dont try to get their value because in all likelyhood they wont be valuable to anyone else as much as they are to you. you gather draft picks, you dont worry about how you will do NOW because you are building for at least 3 years away. You know what scheme you will run once you have your players but for NOW you run conservative offence, protect your players and run a basic defence where you install your principles but dont show your whole hand until you have a full roster.
reloading you trade your aging stars for draft p;icks ala the patriots and the steelers. you dont keep guys until they are useless.
Youth vs experience
when rebuilding I favour the shotgun approach, sign a ****load of young guys to fight for roster spots and compete. sometimes the most talented guys arent the ones you need when you are rebuilding. You want young hungry guys with upside. once you have a foundation THEN you can sign a few spot guys.
basically you get rid of everyone over 30 and you hope to find some gems late in the draft because you cant fill everything with the picks you have. if a stud FA comes up you grab him if you can but only if hes young and fits what you do.
I thought this was common sense, but then our team hasnt shown much of that and this FO is no exception
I think if the team had just said " hey bear with us we are rebuilding" instead of trading draft picks for aging vets, then fans would be more patient, I know I would.
anyway after decades of being marginal I could take rebuilding, if i honestly thought there was a cohesive plan for the future.
what do you guys think?
recently I was reading a thread that Henry posted in about rebuilding, so im gonna put here what I think rebuilding entails and im hoping others will add to it or debate it.
My idea of rebuilding is simple, you dont just blow everything up, you take the few pieces you have and you build around them, once you establish a decent team and scheme you can use free agency to fill the final pieces or you can grab them as they come up (like elite corners, Dt's or players who are hard to find.)
Coaches- you dont get established guys, they have reputations and will be more concerned with their current legacy than building one here, you find a great young coordinator who has shown flashes of leadership and you take a chance on someone who is gonna take some chances to build a legacy HERE.
IMHO this team is in dire need of depth and some starters at several positions but its not a terrible one win type team.
rebuilding vs reloading
rebuilding, you get rid of players who you know wont be here for the run, if you can get anything for them you take it, you dont try to get their value because in all likelyhood they wont be valuable to anyone else as much as they are to you. you gather draft picks, you dont worry about how you will do NOW because you are building for at least 3 years away. You know what scheme you will run once you have your players but for NOW you run conservative offence, protect your players and run a basic defence where you install your principles but dont show your whole hand until you have a full roster.
reloading you trade your aging stars for draft p;icks ala the patriots and the steelers. you dont keep guys until they are useless.
Youth vs experience
when rebuilding I favour the shotgun approach, sign a ****load of young guys to fight for roster spots and compete. sometimes the most talented guys arent the ones you need when you are rebuilding. You want young hungry guys with upside. once you have a foundation THEN you can sign a few spot guys.
basically you get rid of everyone over 30 and you hope to find some gems late in the draft because you cant fill everything with the picks you have. if a stud FA comes up you grab him if you can but only if hes young and fits what you do.
I thought this was common sense, but then our team hasnt shown much of that and this FO is no exception
I think if the team had just said " hey bear with us we are rebuilding" instead of trading draft picks for aging vets, then fans would be more patient, I know I would.
anyway after decades of being marginal I could take rebuilding, if i honestly thought there was a cohesive plan for the future.
what do you guys think?