Diehardblues
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If we could replace one piece in the last 20 years I’d go with one of these HOF QB’s. I still believe it was Parcells biggest mistake not drafting one. And I still think it’s not a strength for us in an era when QB’s have never been more critical to a teams success.Ya know, I get the frustration with the last 23 years thang and posters being upset with Booger but if we back off and take of the blue and silver glasses and just look at this objectively, has he really been that bad, except for the selection of coaches? And he's not been good at picking QB's but he has a lot of company with that.
Who else, save one guy, has really figured this out? He's made some questionable moves like 2 fer Galloway and Williams and he's a risk taker for sure but has he not erred on the side of action? His lack of success is not from the lack of effort, he doesn't stop trying to fix it.
It looked so easy in the first 6 years yet that same HC struggled at MIA to create magic. Good HC's and GMs have failed to the tune of a 20-25% turnover every year and that wasn't there before this got so hard to do in the cap era. The margin for error and the impact of injury have caused more management turnover than ever before and shorter time periods to get it done. Booger admitted one of his failings with Gailey was impatience
Booger and Garrett are terrible yet they've won their division 3 of the last 5 years. Their playoff success leaves a lot to be desired but these last five seasons are not that string with Campo or the Parcells' years. This has been a good, not great, team but good is not good enough for some.
And let's not forget the shape of the Cowboys under the old regime in the late 80's. That was a disaster and laughing stock of the NFL and if any of the other suitors buys the team, what's the likelihood of what happened 92-95? Jimmy gets all the glory but who went against the grain and hired a college coach? And then has the good sense to let him build it.
Booger still annoys me but not his GMing. He's learned to listen to different voices and that shot from the war room with the discussion regarding trading or taking McGovern, that was not your grandad's Booger. That was a GM standing by his board and following the plan. I think Booger bashing has become so habitual that we just unload on him about everything. There are others that have done far worse jobs than he has and it is nothing but conjecture that any other GM would have done better.
Booger didn't buy the team, or try to buy the Chargers prior to that, like any other owner, as an investment. He bought it to run it and has never, and will never, have any other intention other than that. Give the man credit, he does learn from his mistakes.
Even in Romo era I believe with a Rodgers type we advance further and now we appear to be a Mahomes type from being a serious SB contender.
It’s become a league of those with a QB and the rest either trying to find one or build around a lesser one.
I’d really like to see what Jethro, Son and the Clapper could do with one of these HOF QB’s.