Deezus
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Call me crazy, but I don't think Farmer or Pettine will be gone this offseason. I believe Haslam when he says he really wants to minimize turnover in the organization and show stability. If either were to be gone, I'd bet it was Pettine.
My thought process goes like this: If, like me, you are of the belief that the Manziel pick, mid-game calls down to the sideline, and subsequent suspension of Farmer are a direct result of Jimmy Haslam's meddling, you can't really put Farmer on the chopping block because of it. Plus there was always the talk of Pettine's influence to pick Gilbert as well as the fact that Pettine was hired before Ray Farmer was made GM.
Now don't get me wrong, the early round picks from Farmer's tenure have been borderline catastrophic... but with Haslam trying to show stability and with rumors of his meddling traveling through the news over the last year, I could see Farmer convincing Haslam to give him more time to build and, possibly, bring in his own guy as HC.
My thought process goes like this: If, like me, you are of the belief that the Manziel pick, mid-game calls down to the sideline, and subsequent suspension of Farmer are a direct result of Jimmy Haslam's meddling, you can't really put Farmer on the chopping block because of it. Plus there was always the talk of Pettine's influence to pick Gilbert as well as the fact that Pettine was hired before Ray Farmer was made GM.
Now don't get me wrong, the early round picks from Farmer's tenure have been borderline catastrophic... but with Haslam trying to show stability and with rumors of his meddling traveling through the news over the last year, I could see Farmer convincing Haslam to give him more time to build and, possibly, bring in his own guy as HC.
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