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<blockquote data-quote="Sky King" data-source="post: 735405" data-attributes="member: 7171"><p>TT engaged in very little in free agency early-on in his tenure. Nevertheless, he and his staff delivered a SB victory to punctuate the 2010 season. Left-handedly it may also have had a chilling effect upon rounding-out the future rosters with more experienced vets versus younger D&D types. Probably as a result of that SB victory TT stubbornly clung to his formula more rigidly in the subsequent post-championship seasons. Until proven otherwise, who wouldn't stay with what had worked that well? Except that subsequent opportunities for achieving more SB appearances, let alone victories, became increasingly more elusive. It took a while for his roster-building model's shortcomings to finally be admitted through deed though not through verbalization, at least not publicly. </p><p></p><p>Last season's drubbing by Atlanta in the playoffs seems to have finally exposed the shortcomings of TT's long-standing roster-building philosophy -- one of apparent over-reliance on D&D. Only this most recent failure made it embarrassingly obvious that a lack of veteran savvy and a few glaring voids that were allowed to exist all season long (within certain key position groups) may have contributed greatly towards falling short once again, injuries notwithstanding. </p><p></p><p>Getting the ultimate bang for the buck should be the goal, not getting the most bang for the fewest bucks. The latter only met success that one time back in 2010 and it has fallen short ever since. That season represented the anomaly as time has shown. It was time for change or at the least a significant readjustment. Nobody hands out a trophy for cap efficiency when such an effort falls short of winning championships.</p><p></p><p>It may have taken a while but TT seems to have finally had his epiphany. TT may be stubborn but he's not stupid. And the BOD and Murphy certainly could have expressed concern regarding the (former) status quo. TT's not deaf either. We don't know what we don't know about the possibility of external pressure having been applied or how much, if any. But we can all recognize that a change in the way TT has done business has occurred this season. There had to be reasons for that. It wouldn't be a stretch to attribute the change to a number of factors, including a bit of introspection on TT's part as well as any possible pressure brought from above. Synergy can be a wondrous thing. </p><p></p><p>The running questions to be answered this season are whether TT has acquired the right FA vets to best fit the team's roster needs and whether he has acquired enough depth to achieve a championship despite the inevitable injuries that still lie ahead. A few positions are looking shaky at the onset despite the changes that have occurred since last season. It may also help to settle the "lack of defensive talent vs. the Dom Capers defense is inherently bad" argument.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sky King, post: 735405, member: 7171"] TT engaged in very little in free agency early-on in his tenure. Nevertheless, he and his staff delivered a SB victory to punctuate the 2010 season. Left-handedly it may also have had a chilling effect upon rounding-out the future rosters with more experienced vets versus younger D&D types. Probably as a result of that SB victory TT stubbornly clung to his formula more rigidly in the subsequent post-championship seasons. Until proven otherwise, who wouldn't stay with what had worked that well? Except that subsequent opportunities for achieving more SB appearances, let alone victories, became increasingly more elusive. It took a while for his roster-building model's shortcomings to finally be admitted through deed though not through verbalization, at least not publicly. Last season's drubbing by Atlanta in the playoffs seems to have finally exposed the shortcomings of TT's long-standing roster-building philosophy -- one of apparent over-reliance on D&D. Only this most recent failure made it embarrassingly obvious that a lack of veteran savvy and a few glaring voids that were allowed to exist all season long (within certain key position groups) may have contributed greatly towards falling short once again, injuries notwithstanding. Getting the ultimate bang for the buck should be the goal, not getting the most bang for the fewest bucks. The latter only met success that one time back in 2010 and it has fallen short ever since. That season represented the anomaly as time has shown. It was time for change or at the least a significant readjustment. Nobody hands out a trophy for cap efficiency when such an effort falls short of winning championships. It may have taken a while but TT seems to have finally had his epiphany. TT may be stubborn but he's not stupid. And the BOD and Murphy certainly could have expressed concern regarding the (former) status quo. TT's not deaf either. We don't know what we don't know about the possibility of external pressure having been applied or how much, if any. But we can all recognize that a change in the way TT has done business has occurred this season. There had to be reasons for that. It wouldn't be a stretch to attribute the change to a number of factors, including a bit of introspection on TT's part as well as any possible pressure brought from above. Synergy can be a wondrous thing. The running questions to be answered this season are whether TT has acquired the right FA vets to best fit the team's roster needs and whether he has acquired enough depth to achieve a championship despite the inevitable injuries that still lie ahead. A few positions are looking shaky at the onset despite the changes that have occurred since last season. It may also help to settle the "lack of defensive talent vs. the Dom Capers defense is inherently bad" argument. [/QUOTE]
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