cavincali said:
Schaffer hasnt panned out, but he seemed adequate as a replacement for shelton.
Cali, you and some others in this thread seem like you want to give Savage credit just for trying. You don't get a good score just for trying. Schaffer may have seemed like an adequate replacement for Shelton, but he's awful. It's the job of the GM and his underlings to scout and evaluate players, to figure out who is actually good, who fits in their system, etc.
Trying and failing is still failing.
I haven't totally given up on Savage yet. I think he's head and shoulders ahead of the past regimes, but that's not saying anything. In all honesty, I could of done better than Clark and Davis. Still, I feel better than I did two years ago.
At this point I have 3 big complaints with Opie Cunningham (Savage):
1 - Not drafting linemen. The game is won in the trenches. Phil hasn't drafted any linemen high, and the Browns have zero young talent on the OL and DL. IMO, in your top 4 draft picks you should have at least 1 OL and 1 DL EVERY YEAR! Savage gets an F in this category. An F actually isn't even harsh enough.
2 - Giving away players with value. This has been documented through out this thread.
3 - Putting a team on the field without a starting caliber NFL QB. Two years in a row under Opie, and all he's give RAC to choose from to fill the most important position on the field is backups. To be honest, this year I don't know that the Browns QBs are even quality backups. What's worse, finding a QB has never been a strength of the teams Phil has been involved with. Kyle Boller anyone?
Getting three quality starters a draft is actually not too bad. If you can draft three quality starters and 3 quality backups every year, you would be one of the elite GMs. If he can keep getting us players through the draft, add some young talent to our lines, stop giving away players with value, and land us a real QB, I'll be thrilled.
Oh, and he needs to whack Carthon, obviuosly.