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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Half Empty" data-source="post: 892422" data-attributes="member: 10288"><p>For fans, is there anything wrong with the "what have you done for me lately?" position?  Of course, we were fine with the Smiths last year, because they did what they were paid to do.  Preston is still getting paid to do that, but he's not (regardless of whether it's scheme/effort/injury/fill in the blank.  Was there any way of knowing that Adams' 2nd year was the anomaly, so what was wrong with being disappointed after a good first year?  If the D suddenly catches fire, do we all get our fingers slapped for being down on the coaching as it's been?  We're not privy to inside information, so we can only go with what we see now.  If, for example, the Pack had said they were drafting Gary for his physical abilities but that it'd take a year or two for him to fit in and dominate, some would have been more willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.  Otherwise, the only acceptable time for evaluation of players, coaches, and teams would be when they're done and can no longer rise or fall.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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