Tale of the Tape - Browns vs Dolphins
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They might be putting on a brave face in Berea about knowing they are rebuilding the team
Are they though? What surprised me most this off season is that they didn't in my view.
When you make the decision to write off your three 1st rounder and change investment, you have to tear off the band-aid. I am on record stating as much at the time of the trade. That means moving as many players you can get value out of.Instead, they kept all the pieces and went for some half-assed soft landing. Sure, it didn't help that Myles asked for a trade, but they also kept Ward, and I am sure there are other players at the end of or past their prime they could have gotten value out of. Now we are watching a team that we already knew at the start of the season was not going to contend for the post season. All the while, the remaining value of potential trade pieces is diminishing. That doesn't bode well for the seasons to come.
Are they though? What surprised me most this off season is that they didn't in my view.
Yeah, I think what you are alluding to is probably more accurate... not so much a "rebuild" but a "retool".
Or at least that is what they are telling themselves. Not a "tear down to the foundation" rebuild, but a half-assed "let's retool on the fly" situation, I guess. On one point, I think the front office is building towards Brookpark - but if that's true, why didn't they trade Myles, Ward, etc last off-season?
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The team that loses this game WILL fire their coach
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They might be putting on a brave face in Berea about knowing they are rebuilding the team
Are they though? What surprised me most this off season is that they didn't in my view.
When you make the decision to write off your three 1st rounder and change investment, you have to tear off the band-aid. I am on record stating as much at the time of the trade. That means moving as many players you can get value out of.Instead, they kept all the pieces and went for some half-assed soft landing. Sure, it didn't help that Myles asked for a trade, but they also kept Ward, and I am sure there are other players at the end of or past their prime they could have gotten value out of. Now we are watching a team that we already knew at the start of the season was not going to contend for the post season. All the while, the remaining value of potential trade pieces is diminishing. That doesn't bode well for the seasons to come.
When you make the decision to write off your three 1st rounder and change investment, you have to tear off the band-aid. I am on record stating as much at the time of the trade. That means moving as many players you can get value out of.
IMO, the thinking at the time was, "THIS is the missing piece to the championship title chases". It was a win now atmosphere.
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