Football, cascading mistakes, and the inescapability of 'inertia'

Domeination said
But we got a lot of guys back yesterday, and the result was the same. I, for one, have seen enough of DA. I am hoping he will be let go at the end of the season, and Loomis will go out and find a young, inventive, hungry coordinator who is poised to be a HC (don't care if it's offense or defense) to get the club back into playoff contention.

My hopes exactly….I honestly wish we could keep DA around as a DC but not very likely….Of course I think Dan is spot on when he talks about the elements that make up a great HC and it appears that DA lacks the decision making, management and motivational aspects of the job….I just don’t see that suddenly changing….

LiterOCola said
His first 3 years were mediocre, but the 4th year he was 11-5 and won a playoff game. In 1995 the team started out 3-1, then the media got wind that the team was going to be moved out of Cleveland and the team sort of quit on the season. Hard to keep a team focused when the team isn't going to exist as it is when the season ends.

Since Belichick isn't known for his sunny disposition, it was easy to fire him and start new in Baltimore. He had the team moving in the right direction, but got hamstrung by the politics surrounding the Browns leaving Cleveland.

Yup, the Browns were a dumpster fire as an organization that year. Stability and structure in the FO and above are absolutely critical. That’s what makes the situation right now with DA fairly obvious, the Saints FO and management haven’t changed and for god sakes they need to give Loomis a different title and promote Jeff Ireland to GM, he is the one guy I don’t want to lose…..