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Originally Posted by SkinsRock
But you have to give Gibbs the personnel man credit for bringing in Williams and the rest of the coaching staff. Not to mention signing or drafting players like Portis, Taylor, Cooley, Springs, Griffen, Daniels, etc. Arguements about team management in terms of FA and trades vs. the draft can be made (about ANY team) until people are blue in the face. The only exception is NE due to their success....the Eagles have resorted to signing high priced FA's and are starting to pay the price like other teams.
If Williams were to leave, I could see Blache taking over with little to no drop off...especially after a few years in the same system.
Also, I would hardly call this QB switch a "debacle"...
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I do give Gibbs kudos for some FA signings. Where Gibbs fails to see the big picture is through the draft. When you draft a guy in the 3rd round, and he winds up being a starter, or even a quality backup, you now have him for the next 5-6 years at a VERY low price. By the time his contract expires you hopefully have drafted or picked up someone to take their place. Through the draft you can build your team CHEAPLY. When you build through FAs, then the salary cap looms.