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Scalper · 03-19-2021, 02:04 AM

B+

Only atrocious signing is Fitz. Isn't about how good he is or plays, but the erroneous decision to emphasize stopgap over committing that spot to potential long-term answer. You have to grind through guys until you find your long-term franchise QB, and you don't do that by signing stopgaps. With a non-coach GM, doubtful we make this decision. Also don't like $10M on one-year stopgap that could have gone to locking up young talent long-term, either in house, or filling another need like LB with long-term player in his prime. Fitz might get us to the playoffs, but never the SB. We sacrificed the long-term goal of winning SB to the short with this signing and I hate it.

I have given most signings Bs or Cs, so the B+ may seem curious, but be aware A grades are reserved for exceptional value signings or HOF or All-Pro type player signings. As are hard to earn and rare, they aren't participation trophies. Our two big signings CB and WR, both solid B-ish grades, and should weigh more heavily than lesser signings.

Strictly looking at our signings, I would probably go a B, and drop it to B- for the horrendous Fitz signing. Except you have to account what we didn't do. We didn't get into moronic bidding wars for overpriced TEs like Henry. Or for WRs like Golladay and Ju-Ju the hole. And cetera. The old FO would have handed out a $100M deal to Golladay (who is not a true #1WR), and $60M+ to Henry, etc. The fact that every signing we made is sensible and judicious, not heinously above market value, not for massive terms of length, and is for younger players in prime for entire deal rather than the over-30 club, must be factored in. Even the one deal I hate, Fitz, is one year, old FO would have signed him 4 years $80M. Thus I bump up the grade to B+ for not making a single signing that is completely absurd or dumb and Cerrato-esque. There are many teams that made the kind of overpay mistakes we used to, and it is amusing and refreshing to see the horrible deals and not have one of them be made by us.

It bears repeating, however, that our one horrible decision is at the highest leverage position in all of sports, QB. I would rather suck this year and win a SB in 2 more years. Instead we'll one-and-done the playoffs this year and be no closer to having the one thing you have to have to win multiple SBs--a franchise QB. An open competition with Heinecke and two rookies would have been a FAR smarter long term approach, which again is THE DAN tax, as he had to give RR total power to lure him here. Young QBs need reps to develop, that ain't happening with Fitz starting. In a proper structured FO with GM over coach, no way we sign Fitz. This notwithstanding, we are a much better team today, with the draft still to come.

I still expect some move at FS, perhaps one more depth LB, and perhaps a TE. We make those three signings, cheap deals, roster looks pretty rounded out and have freedom to go BPA in draft. As of now only two positions of major concern remain FS and TE. Thomas goes down, we have NOTHING at TE, and we still have no true FS on roster. You figure the FO addresses this, though they may like a TE such as Moss that we aren't factoring in.

03-19-2021, 02:04 AM	#15
Scalper Registered User Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 419	Overall Grade So Far B+ Only atrocious signing is Fitz. Isn't about how good he is or plays, but the erroneous decision to emphasize stopgap over committing that spot to potential long-term answer. You have to grind through guys until you find your long-term franchise QB, and you don't do that by signing stopgaps. With a non-coach GM, doubtful we make this decision. Also don't like $10M on one-year stopgap that could have gone to locking up young talent long-term, either in house, or filling another need like LB with long-term player in his prime. Fitz might get us to the playoffs, but never the SB. We sacrificed the long-term goal of winning SB to the short with this signing and I hate it. I have given most signings Bs or Cs, so the B+ may seem curious, but be aware A grades are reserved for exceptional value signings or HOF or All-Pro type player signings. As are hard to earn and rare, they aren't participation trophies. Our two big signings CB and WR, both solid B-ish grades, and should weigh more heavily than lesser signings. Strictly looking at our signings, I would probably go a B, and drop it to B- for the horrendous Fitz signing. Except you have to account what we didn't do. We didn't get into moronic bidding wars for overpriced TEs like Henry. Or for WRs like Golladay and Ju-Ju the hole. And cetera. The old FO would have handed out a $100M deal to Golladay (who is not a true #1WR), and $60M+ to Henry, etc. The fact that every signing we made is sensible and judicious, not heinously above market value, not for massive terms of length, and is for younger players in prime for entire deal rather than the over-30 club, must be factored in. Even the one deal I hate, Fitz, is one year, old FO would have signed him 4 years $80M. Thus I bump up the grade to B+ for not making a single signing that is completely absurd or dumb and Cerrato-esque. There are many teams that made the kind of overpay mistakes we used to, and it is amusing and refreshing to see the horrible deals and not have one of them be made by us. It bears repeating, however, that our one horrible decision is at the highest leverage position in all of sports, QB. I would rather suck this year and win a SB in 2 more years. Instead we'll one-and-done the playoffs this year and be no closer to having the one thing you have to have to win multiple SBs--a franchise QB. An open competition with Heinecke and two rookies would have been a FAR smarter long term approach, which again is THE DAN tax, as he had to give RR total power to lure him here. Young QBs need reps to develop, that ain't happening with Fitz starting. In a proper structured FO with GM over coach, no way we sign Fitz. This notwithstanding, we are a much better team today, with the draft still to come. I still expect some move at FS, perhaps one more depth LB, and perhaps a TE. We make those three signings, cheap deals, roster looks pretty rounded out and have freedom to go BPA in draft. As of now only two positions of major concern remain FS and TE. Thomas goes down, we have NOTHING at TE, and we still have no true FS on roster. You figure the FO addresses this, though they may like a TE such as Moss that we aren't factoring in.