- Oct 31, 2007
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IT'S NOT ABOUT CHAD LAROSE and you sir are making me nuts. It's about more of the same crap that has left us ... oh hell ... nevermind. You're not going to understand anyhow.
No, I understand. You're afraid that Francis is essentially another JR because he's making moves that JR would make. Therefore, nothing has really changed for the franchise despite the change in GM.
And I'm not saying you're wrong, simply that you're making snap judgments on Francis when he made it clear that his rehaul of the team would be in the long-term, not the short. Whether he signs Gleason or LaRose or Babchuk or whichever rehash is out there doesn't make him JR. It simply means he's found the best (and/or cheapest) option for the team. And they're short-term deals, so they won't interfere with that future plan.
If, in a couple years, we're still not seeing anything of note coming out of Charlotte, if we're still trying to force a square peg in a round hole by building around this same lame core, then you would be absolutely right in your assessment that nothing has changed.
However, as it stands right now, it's too early to tell, despite his moves (or rumors of moves, as it were)