NFLs Best GMs in 2015

[Valpo2004]

It's only hypocritical if you pretend that you didn't like the move all along. If you acknowledge that you were wrong, too, then it's different. I posted a poll after the Richardson trade, and it was overwhelmingly in favor of the trade. Now everyone is using that trade as anti-Grigson ammo, and I find that a little disingenuous. I didn't like giving up a first, but I think everyone was excited about adding the player.

 

In any event, I don't think the Hughes trade was a good one, but I don't think it was a football move. This is complete speculation, but it feels like there was stuff behind the scenes that precipitated the trade. I think we probably could have done better than Sheppard, even a mid to late round pick, so I don't think the trade was good. But I also think it could have been a "trade or cut" situation, in which case Sheppard was better than nothing.

 

I didn't like the Richardson trade because I thought we gave up too much.  But to be perfectly honest I would have given up a 2nd for him back when the trade happened.  

[Superman]

I was not lobbying for Grigson ahead of Elway but more nitpicking on the respective write-ups for each. I did not expect the comment to spiral into all these posts with NCF and you but overall Elway has been doing a better job no doubt but I do think Grigson is low on the list as well.

In terms of Fox, I was vocal from the out set that I thought Fox was a bad match for Manning given his football philosophy and conservative approach. Because Elway was so bent on win the Super Bowl now, I think he needed to find a better match for Manning but in fairness, I am not even sure who was even available back in 2012. I also think Elway should have fired him after the Super Bowl. It was clear then just how upset Elway was with him and the team and I think that hurt the team last year especially heading into the post-season when everything came to a head.

Fox predated Manning. He was hired in 2011. He wasn't brought in as a match for Manning.

[Swan Ronson]

Fox predated Manning. He was hired in 2011. He wasn't brought in as a match for Manning.

It's all gone very quiet since the revelation that Fox was hired the year before Manning came. I wonder why.