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The Dolphins didn't, the GM did.
Most certainly a Howie. Your definition of a Howie and mine vary. That's fine.
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Most certainly a Howie. Your definition of a Howie and mine vary. That's fine.
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not my definition. This is based on inside info from Jason Kelce, that he shared during the superbowl parade.
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Exactly, a Howie.
Fired a coach that did very good things for a GM that did not.
Makes sense to me.
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L C , Howie pulled a Holmgren and fleeced " THE BEST GM IN THE NFL" . He saw the writing on the wall way before anyone else and pivoted perfectly
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Hollywood Cannon
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A man doesn't deserve credit for cleaning up his own mess.
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Did he plan on Wentz tearing his acl ? Did he plan on Wentz reverting to a form completely unrecognizable to the player we saw during his mvp season? Of course not, but things change and those willing to change based off of new info and formulate new opinions show adaptability rather than pride in their original decisions. Adaptability may be the most important trait in any leadership position but especially in the NFL. You are going to make mistakes its inevitable , what determines success is how you pivot from those mistakes.
If you are going to hold people to a standard of " should not make mistakes" then you are going to be quite disappointed when you realize no one has ever lived up to that standard. JFC no wonder you hate howie, you probably hate Bill Russell too for that one time he lost to WILT.
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I’m not getting into this discussion again with you. You like the guy and I don’t. It doesn’t need to be rehashed.
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Sure he should. Most GMs make messes and can't clean them up. Something to be said here that he has, IMO. Last mess he cleaned up led to a championship. Never know!
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imagine this mentality and trying to have any sort of successful relationship in one's life. I hope you don't hold others to the same standard you hold Howie. People are imperfect and are allowed to make mistakes and be wrong.
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There is no perfect strategy, because incomplete knowledge is rampant in pro sports.
The key to long-term success is learning from mistakes, and always making new mistakes.
The other key is the right owner giving rational mandates.
I think the Eagles were drunk off the SB, but even with the mistakes, making the playoffs 4 of 5 seasons is quite an accomplishment,
Howie is best when rebuilding, without a HC with pull dictating "win now" moves.
And Siri and Gannon are hands on coaches, so they have a better feel for the players they can coach up.
The reason they're so successful drafting OL is Howie defers to Stoutland's judgement. Stoutland is a hands on coach, focused as much on teaching fundamentals as blocking schemes.
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