How many years did keeping Allen and signing Carr set back the team?

ravenblade23x said
This is a horrible take 100 our of 10 times. Regardless of what some of you want this team is going to have to do a rebuild. DA is not the long term coach and will get fired. We will be a mediocre team until that happens and every year we postpone the rebuild it sets the team back even more.

Everyone like to bring up all that time that tanking/rebuilds are not a guarantee of success, but no one that want's a fresh start has ever said it was. Nothing in the NFL is a guaranteed, but we had info on Allen and Carr, Allen was not a good HC with the Raiders and already had one poor season with the Saints, Carr is 30+ year old QB that has shown glimpse of good play but is not consistent. It boggles the mind that people will roll the dice on something that has never been proven to be good.

DA doesn’t have to be the long term solution. You build a club to win as much as possible in the current year. Because nothing is guaranteed years down the line. There is no point in voluntarily being non-competitive for 5 Years while you hope and pray that your endless draft high picks work out. Cleveland and Jacksonville have been caught in this loop for generations. Cincinnati was there before Burrow and might be right back there soon. I’m frustrated with the team, but I’d rather be 3-4 with the division still up for grabs than be 1-6 saying “in 3 years we’re going to be good.”