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Originally Posted by apballin
A lot of influence, Jimmy G and Baker Mayfield had injury concerns and probably wouldn’t have been ready for camp. Reich emphasized he wanted a QB that could participate in camp this year
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Let’s skip past the idea that Reich is the GM. I don’t have any idea who or how much anyone advocated for Ryan. But I’ll go ahead and ask - which of those two should they have taken a shot with? The always broken Jimmy? Or the head case that is Mayfield? I’d argue that if the line hadn’t collapsed they could have won with Ryan. Either way it’s trying to find the best out of some less than ideal options. A situation they painted themselves in to with the constant punting at QB.
The issue with this team hasn’t been player development or in game coaching. It has been roster construction - lack of focus on key positions (WR, LT), failures at others (DE), a constant focus on development over winning, a general disregard for the value of mid level vets, and a degree of “fiscal responsibility” that puts the team at a disadvantage nearly every season. I’ve been complaining about it since Ballard’s second off season. Plenty of you pin the obvious consequences of Ballard’s philosophy on Reich. I guess we’ll agree on one thing - Reich shouldn’t be a GM.