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[Bill B]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

What is a true GM?

I would say the being a true GM is a decsion maker who is not the coach - I believe that being a coach/GM like Gibbs is creates conflict and often forces the decision making too much to the short term side. The Skins have traded away too many draft picks to "win now" and as a result our depth and long term viability will be hurt.

Mike Holmgren was a coach GM and it did not work there until he relinquished this responsilbities. I do not know of many football teams where the coach/GM approach has won - please tell me a team that has won the Super Bowl that uses this approach?