(08-10-2018, 08:53 PM)dropbear Wrote:Glad to hear grievances, it's how we improve. The Yeti haven't been perfect, but we have improved leaps and bounds from our streak of consecutive losses and held together a core of guys during a period that would have seen other teams' users go IA, or perhaps even orchestrate a mass retirement.

You can shake your head at some of the Yeti HO's decisions, but anyone in the know wouldn't do so regarding the Smallwood issue. We had just signed Grau, who had opted not only to be a part of the team rather than forcing our hand in a trade so he could play WR elsewhere, but also went so far as to position switch to RB. All signs pointed to him being our bell-cow back for seasons to come, and regardless, we couldn't supplant him after his decision to position switch for the good of the team.

Most importantly, though, there was the issue of tlk's frequent (whether justified or not, and it's all in the past anyway) attacks on the Yeti in the public domain. After spending several seasons languishing at the bottom of the league and trying to keep our LR positive in spite of it, the last thing we wanted to do was drop the LR-health equivalent of a nuclear bomb in Colorado.

I'm excited to be a part of the Yeti GM team moving forward. And as any good GM should, I scour these threads for the gems of insight and outsider perspective among the otherwise entertaining hyperbole.

(08-10-2018, 08:53 PM)dropbear Wrote:Glad to hear grievances, it's how we improve. The Yeti haven't been perfect, but we have improved leaps and bounds from our streak of consecutive losses and held together a core of guys during a period that would have seen other teams' users go IA, or perhaps even orchestrate a mass retirement.

You can shake your head at some of the Yeti HO's decisions, but anyone in the know wouldn't do so regarding the Smallwood issue. We had just signed Grau, who had opted not only to be a part of the team rather than forcing our hand in a trade so he could play WR elsewhere, but also went so far as to position switch to RB. All signs pointed to him being our bell-cow back for seasons to come, and regardless, we couldn't supplant him after his decision to position switch for the good of the team.

Most importantly, though, there was the issue of tlk's frequent (whether justified or not, and it's all in the past anyway) attacks on the Yeti in the public domain. After spending several seasons languishing at the bottom of the league and trying to keep our LR positive in spite of it, the last thing we wanted to do was drop the LR-health equivalent of a nuclear bomb in Colorado.

I'm excited to be a part of the Yeti GM team moving forward. And as any good GM should, I scour these threads for the gems of insight and outsider perspective among the otherwise entertaining hyperbole.

(08-10-2018, 09:30 PM)DeathOnReddit Wrote:And now look at me. greatest hawks FA ever

(08-10-2018, 10:34 PM)tlk742 Wrote:And that's just factually incorrect.

Garden* and LeClair come to mind on offense



*You can make a case that Garden was signed well past his prime and he didn't do as much - but I'd take the WR of LeClair who finished top 7 in yards consistently over a defensive player who is producing middle of the pack numbers.

(08-10-2018, 10:55 PM)DeathOnReddit Wrote:last time i checked hawks traded for leclair.

(08-10-2018, 11:45 PM)nunccoepi Wrote:I think you're right. If I remember correctly, Browning was the first Hawks FA. Which makes you only the second. So...not a lot of competition for your claim. Top two at least.

(08-11-2018, 07:09 PM)37thchamber Wrote:I'm not about to tell people how to GM but it seems like maybe some of the senior players would benefit from being involved in the decision making process a bit more. Assuming they're not already.

(08-11-2018, 05:34 AM)dropbear Wrote:typically 2 representatives from offense and defense