BR1986FB;1771040 wrote:Not to be a smartass but, you serious? You'd keep Farmer? What would you base it on besides continuity?
As an outsider opinion AND not trying to endorse Pettine/Farmer, one thing I think has really neutered Cleveland over the past decade-plus is that they seem to have an amazingly quick trigger-finger on their hires, where it seems a lot of people in really important positions have only gotten 1-2 years to turn things around before they get replaced by the next "savior". Having new guys with new systems coming in regularly is bad for overall chemistry, a warning flag for potential FA veterans and can stunt the development of young players. While you never want to take things to the level Detroit did with Matt Millen, where they kept him around long after he was a national punchline at GM, at some point, don't you have to say, "These are our guys and barring anything insane scandal-wise, they're here for 4-5 years!"?
If you don't have some semblance of continuity, you get stuff like what you guys have been talking about with Pettine playing the mediocre journeyman vet at QB over Manziel because the vet gives the perceived better chance of winning now to save his job, as opposed to potentially developing a long-term QB who might lose now, but win after getting NFL on-field experience. To me, it seems the quick trigger-finger on hires and fires is the sort of thing that keeps the more desirable candidates away and keeps you in the no-playoff zone. At some point, you have to send people the message that this is their team for the next few years and it's their job to turn a 3-4 win squad into a 10-12 win one.
