Stash
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I'm just assuming that the ship had already sailed, and preseason was likely showcasing him for a potential trade.
You are actually very right in that assumption. That's exactly the way it went down. He got those preseason reps in an effort to showcase him for a potential trade. That never happened. But it has to be tough for someone to do well at their job and then have it not matter one bit.
and you seem to have a particular beef with Rod and that's cool and possibly deserved.
Absolutely.
Just don't think there's any real reason to absolve Taco when the writing has been on the wall from the beginning.
Make no mistake, my blame for Marinelli in no way absolves Taco of his own share of it.
When McClay was commenting on him needing to earn his spot on the 53, that really spoke volumes to me. Sucks for the guy and the team, just seems like things played out as they were predicted to.
Did Rod Marinelli "predict" it when he campaigned for the guy? Do we blame Taco for being who he always was, or do we blame the guy that mistakenly thought he could "change" that guy?